Meaning and background
The story behind Kendrick
Kendrick has several recorded surname-derived explanations. Behind the Name offers Old English personal names involving royal or bold power, a Welsh chief-hero name, and a Gaelic surname meaning son of Henry. The entry keeps those possibilities distinct. A strong-sounding dog name can therefore have a genuine naming history without requiring all of Kendrick’s proposed routes to be combined into one impressive but artificial definition.
- Origin
- Surname-derived name with possible Old English royal/bold power, Welsh chief-hero, and Gaelic son-of-Henry routes. Source
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About Kendrick
Recorded as a dog’s name
Kendrick appears in 5 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/kɛndɹɪk/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/kɛndɹɪk/ · primary stress on syllable 1K EH1 N D R IH0 K
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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