• 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.

Sources

• https://yorubaname.com/entries/Kehinde
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kehinde