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Kent

Border or edge, from a Brythonic word referring to a geographical boundary.

Meaning and origin

Kent developed as a surname from the English county of Kent, whose name may derive from a Brythonic word meaning border, edge, or coast.

How to pronounce Kent

English (US)/kɛnt/

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