name
Meaning 1
A female given name originating as a coinage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Kendra
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/ˈkɛndɹə/
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CMU ARPABET: K EH1 N D R AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
center
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
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History
Etymology
Coined in the latter half of the twentieth century, presumably a blend of Kenneth + Sandra.
Borrowed from Hindi केंद्र (kendra), from Sanskrit केन्द्र (kendra), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-r-om (“a pointed tool”). Doublet of center.