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    Kendall

    KEN-dul

    English
    Unisex
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Valley of the River Kent; Royal valley
    Origin
    English
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Kendall does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Valley of the River Kent; Royal valley", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Kendall.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    2000s (0.11% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Kendall is the valley exalted — the low degree lifted, crooked made straight, rough places plain, God's leveling glory.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Isaiah 40:4

      "Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain."

    • Luke 1:52

      "He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree."

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