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- Origin: Yoruba
- Gender: unisex
- Meaning: “one who comes second.”
- Pronunciation: KEH-HEEN-DEH
The name is composed of the Yoruba words kẹ́hìn “comes last” and dé “arrives.” The name is usually given to the 2nd oldest twin.
A common short form is Kenny.
A Hispanicised form used in Latin-America & the Caribbean among people of Yoruba descent is Kaindé as in the case of Afro-Cuban singer, Lisa-Kaindé Diaz (b. 1994).
Other forms include: Kẹ́yìndé, Ọmọ́kẹhìndé & Ọlákẹ́hìndé.
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