Kent

English

/kɛnt/

proper noun
Definitions
  • (maritime county in southeast England) bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel.
  • (river in Cumbria), which flows into Morecambe Bay at Arnside.
  • (district municipality in British Columbia).
  • (unincorporated community in Elmore County).
  • (unincorporated community in Pike County).
  • (ghost town in Colusa County).
  • (The former name of w Kentfield, California Marin County>>, <<s).
  • (town in Litchfield).
  • (unincorporated community in Nassau County).
  • (unincorporated community in Stephenson County).
  • (unincorporated community and census-designated place in Republican Township).
  • (former city and census-designated place in Union County), disincorporated in 2003.
  • (tiny city in Wilkin County).
  • (town in Putnam County).
  • (city in Portage County).
  • (unincorporated community in Sherman County).
  • (unincorporated community in Culbertson County).
  • (city in King County).
  • (neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C.).
  • (unincorporated community in Marshall County).
  • derived from the place name.
  • but never popular.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English Cent derived from Latin Cantium.

Origin

Latin

Cantium

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