Keno (name)

Keno is a male Germanic given name, specifically of Frisian origin. The name derives from the Old Germanic name Kuonrat, from conja meaning "bold" and rad "counsel".[1] It is a diminutive of Konrad.[2]

People

Given name

  • Keno Davis (born 1972), Central Michigan University head basketball coach
  • Keno Hills (born 1973), American football tailback
  • Don Rosa (Keno Don H. Rosa; born 1951), American comic book writer and illustrator

Surname

Nickname

References

  1. Katie Martin-Doyle, The Treasury of Baby Names, Worth Press, Cambridge 2005. ISBN 978-1903025284
  2. Patrick Hanks, Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2003, Vol. 2, p. 294. ISBN 9780195165586
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