# Kenton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɛn.tən/ · frequency rank #41,716

## Definitions
1. A placename:
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10. A habitational surname from Old English.
11. A male given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
From either the Old English personal name Cena or cyne- (“royal”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

## Easily confused with
- **keto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kenton-vs-keto)
- **Kenyan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kenton-vs-kenyan)
- **ketone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kenton-vs-ketone)
- **Kent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kent-vs-kenton)
- **Keaton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keaton-vs-kenton)
- **Kempton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kempton-vs-kenton)

## Common misspellings (9)
`eknton`, `kennton`, `kenotn`, `kentno`, `kentonn`, `kentton`, `ketnon`, `kkenton`, `kneton`

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