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The first name 
Kendall

Kendall is a unisex first name, but it has been primarily given to girls for a number of years.

Kendall known and loved in the US!

The name Kendall is not currently one of the fashionable names trending in the top 10 rankings, but it is still popular and common. Recently, it has consistently ranked among the top 1,000 most popular first names in the United States. It is currently #368 in the SmartGenius ranking.

You won't believe all there is 
to discover about the name
 
Kendall

What does the name 
Kendall mean?

The name Kendall is of English origin and is believed to mean ‘valley of the River Kent.’ The name Kent is derived from the ancient British Celtic language and refers to a river in southeastern England.

The name Kendall... is associated with qualities such as independence, creativity, and intelligence.

Kendall has 7 letters 
and begins with a K

Well, you might say, you probably figured that out yourself! But what you might not know is: The letter K is a quite popular first letter for given names. That’s because 7.7% of all common first names in the US begin with this letter. Only the initial letters A and J are more common for first names.

With seven letters, the name Kendall has a typical length for first names in the US. In fact, 26% of all common first names consist of exactly seven letters. 52% of all first names are shorter, while 22% have eight letters or more. On average, first names in the US (not counting hyphenated names) are 6.5 letters long. There are no significant differences between boys' and girls' names.

Therefore: As 7.7% of all first names start with a K, this initial letter occurs more than twice as often as all 26 letters on average.

Other names with 
K, e, n, d, a, l and l

If you take all the letters in the name Kendall – K, e, n, d, a, l and l – and put them together again, you can form another name, such as Kelland.

With hands, flags and sounds 
How to say Kendall

If your name is Kendall and someone asks after your name, you can of course just tell them what it is. But sometimes that isn't so easy - what if it's too loud, and you don't understand them well? Or what if the other person is so far away that you can see them but not hear them? In these situations, you can communicate your name in so many other ways: you call spell it, sign it, or even use a flag to wave it...

This is how you spell the name Kendall

So that everyone really understands you when you have to spell the name Kendall, you can simply say:

Koala

Elephant

Nut

Dinosaur

Apple

Lion

Lion

This is how the name Kendall is spelled in the NATO phonetic alphabet

The NATO alphabet often helps people spell words on the phone or radio when there are communication problems.

How do you write Kendall in Braille?

Braille is made up of dots, which the blind and visually impaired can feel to read words.

Kendall

Kendall

You want to tell a deaf person that your name is Kendall

Just use American Sign Language!

The name Kendall is particularly colorful in the Semaphore flag signaling system!

These flags are used for maritime communication - each flag represents a letter.

K
E
N
D
A
L
L

Have you ever waved the name Kendall

In the navy, sailors of two ships might wave flags to each other to send messages. A sailor holds two flags in specific positions to represent different letters.

K
E
N
D
A
L
L

Beeping like crazy...

In Morse code, letters and other characters are represented only by a series of short and long tones. For example, a short tone followed by a long tone stands for the letter A. Kendall sounds like this: