# Kenrick

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #91,692

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
From Middle English Cenric, Kendrich, of several origins:
* From Old English Cyneric, from cyne- (“royal”) + ric (“power”),
* Borrowed from Middle Welsh Cynwrig (“greatest champion”), from cynt (“before, first”) + gwr (“man”) + -ig
* Borrowed from Irish Mac Ionnrachtaigh via Enright, in which case also a doublet of Hanratty

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kenrick