Dictionary of Meaning
<<Back
Please select a letter:
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
K |
L |
M |
N |
O |
P |
Q |
R |
S |
T |
U |
V |
W |
X |
Y |
Z |
0-9
Click here for Shopping
KEN
*** Shopping-Tip: KEN
Name
*Ken is a shortened form of '''
Kenneth'''.
*Ken is in Japanese, a shortened name of '''
Kenshiro'''.
*'''Ken''' is also
perception or
understanding, one's range of vision, or sight. This particular term, of Scots origin, tends to be used often in religious circles. When one speaks of a "higher ken" often it is a reference to an omniscient
deity or being.
Persons
*'''
Ken Thompson''' is one of the primary creators of
Unix.
*'''
Ken Jennings''' is a well-known contestant on the
game show ''
Jeopardy!''
*'''
Ken Barlow''' is the only current character on the British
soap opera ''
Coronation Street'' to have also appeared in the very first episode, in
1960.
* '''K E N''' is the alias for
musician/composer/performance artist, Ken Christianson.
*'''
Ken Livingstone''', often referred to as 'Our Ken', 'Red Ken' or just plain 'Ken' depending on the speaker's political affiliations, is the ex-leader of the now extinct
Greater London Council and is now (2006) mayor of
London and leader of the
Greater London Authority.
*'''
Ken Nomura''', considered to be one of the most popular characters in the
drifting (motorsport) drifting scene, and one of the biggest names in the premier
D1 Grand Prix series.
*'''Ken Casey''', also known as Lord Kenneth, lives in
Austin Texas, the home of the
SXSW festival.
Characters
*'''
Ken Carson Ken''' is also part of the
United States American ''
Barbie'' doll collection.
*'''
Ken Masters''' is a character in the ''
Street Fighter'' series.
*Ken is the shortened name of '''Kenshiro''', the hero of ''
Fist of the North Star''.
*'''
Ken Ichijouji''' was both a hero and a villain in the second season of the ''
Digimon''
anime.
Weapons
*'''Ken''' was a rare type of
tanto. This double-bladed
weapon was mainly used in Buddhist ritual. The blades had either parallel or double concave edges.
*'''Ken''' Is the Japanese word for fist.
{{disambig}}
de:Ken
pl:Ken
sv:Ken
zh:里
see
Komisja Edukacji Narodowej
{{country|flagcountry|Kenya}}
*** Shopping-Tip: KEN
