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KENTON

GENDER:
Masculine

PRONUNCI ATION:
(KEN - tun)

ETYMOLOGY:
English, Old English, meaning town on the River Kenn, or from the town of Kent.

ORIGIN & HISTORY:
Kenton comes from the the personal name of the family who owned "the farm of Coena". This small settlement centered around Kenton Lane before the 20th century. The main road through this area is now called Kenton Road.

POPULARITY:
Kenton's popularity peaked between 1950 and 1960, with a steady decline in popularity until 1997.

FACTS ABOUT KENTON:
-Stuart Pearce, an England footballer, as well as Annette McLaughlin, were a students at Claremont High School in Kenton.

-Denis Compton lived in Kenton.

-Pam St. Clement, Derrick Evans and Sophie Okonedo are all native to Kenton.

-Thomas Francis Nash, owned many building companies in Kenton. His companies helped build many private housing estates in Kenton. Local real estate agents in the area today still refer to the term "Nash-built" as a common description for real estate built by Thomas Francis Nash in Kenton.

-The BBC television series "Fawlty Towers" included several of Kenton's streets in one of their episodes.

NAMESAKES:
-The Kenton Station, a Network Rail station served by London Underground and London Overground trains. It is located on the south side of Kenton Road in Kenton, nearby the Northwick Park station.

-South Kenton station, a Network Rail station served by London Underground Bakerloo Line and London Overground trains. Its location is at the south east corner of Northwick Park in Wembley.

-"Kenton Kev", a song by the Magoo Brothers, a punk-jazz band based in Berlin. "Kenton Kev" can be heard on their album "Beyond Believable" which was released in 1988. The song makes reference to the "pleasant valley", which refers to lack of things to do in and around Kenton. It has also been said that "Kenton Kev" may refer to Kevin Jones, who was the US-based property magnate. Kevin Jones was also born in Kenton. The writers of the song "Kenton Kev" also grew up and lived in the Kenton area.

FAMOUS PERSONS:
-Stan Kenton, (December 15, 1911 August 25, 1979) a controversial and influential jazz musician and pianist, as well as an educator.

NAME VARIANTS:
Kent, also Kenyon

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