How to write “Kenneth” in Korean
케네스 ke-ne-seu
What Korean friends call you
- 케네스야 ke-ne-seu-ya — a friend calling out to you (never to someone older)
- 케네스 씨 ke-ne-seu-ssi — polite: someone you just met, or at work
Calling someone, Koreans add 아 after a final consonant and 야 after a vowel.
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Korean spellings of Kenneth
- 케네스 85 (100%)
Korean labels of 85 people named Kenneth on Wikidata, October 2026. Wikipedia leans to the official spelling.
Korean news (Daum, October 2026) writes Kenneth Branagh 케네스; Kenneth Lonergan 케네스; Kenneth Faried 케네스.
Well-known people named Kenneth, as Wikidata writes them in Korean (November 2026):
- Kenneth Kaunda — 케네스 카운다
- Kenneth Arrow — 케네스 애로
- Kenneth G. Wilson — 케네스 G. 윌슨
- Kenneth Grahame — 케네스 그레이엄
551,299 babies were named Kenneth in the US from 1960 to 2025, the 57th most common name.
Block by block
- 케 = ㅋ + ㅔ · 5 strokes
- 네 = ㄴ + ㅔ · 4 strokes
Also in 네: Nathan 네이선 · Vanessa 바네사 · Nevaeh 네베이아
- 스 = ㅅ + ㅡ · 3 strokes
Also in 스: Christopher 크리스토퍼 · Nicholas 니콜라스 · James 제임스
케네스 takes 12 strokes in all.
More names: Garrett 개럿 · Jocelyn 조슬린 · Trinity 트리니티 · Nevaeh 네베이아 · Sierra 시에라
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