Where the spelling 케네스 comes from
NIKL’s list of loanword spellings (외래어 표기 용례) gives 케네스 for Kenneth.
People in the list with this given name:
- 베선트, 스콧 (케네스) (호머) — Scott (Kenneth) (Homer) Bessent
- 윌즈바크, 케네스 — Kenneth S. Wilsbach
- 퍼리드 (루이스), 케네스 (버나드) — Faried (Lewis), Kenneth (Bernard)
…and 14 more in the list.
Sound by sound
Ke케nne네th스
Why it is spelled this way
- Matches the spelling in the National Institute of Korean Language loanword usage list.
- The official list spells Kenneth as 케네스, although the general rule gives 케니스.
What Kenneth means
Kenneth by the numbers
- US Social Security birth records, 2000–2025: No. 307, 62,212 babies (0.1% girls, 99.9% boys).
- NIKL usage list — people with the given name 케네스: 17.
Korean names for Kenneth
These are the converter’s results for Kenneth as a boy’s name — real Korean given names from the Supreme Court’s birth statistics (2008–2025).
Sounds like mine
Closest in sound among real Korean names.
박건우Park GeonuBoy’s name · 50% sound match
박가온Park GaonUsed for boys and girls · 47% sound match가 佳 beautiful온 溫 lukewarm, warm
박해온Park HaeonUsed for boys and girls · 47% sound match해 海 sea, ocean온 溫 lukewarm, warm
No surname given, so we picked 박, one of the three most common Korean surnames.
Sources: US Social Security Administration baby names · NIKL loanword usage list · Loanword Orthography (외래어 표기법) · Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Supreme Court of Korea birth statistics