Last Name KENE

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Meaning	Nickname: The keen, the sharp, the quick, the eager. Alos, local, 'of St. Keyne,' a parish in county Cornwall, near Liskeard, from St. Kayne, or Keyne, a saint of the 5th century. The nickname is the chief parent. Similar to names Quick, Snell, Sharp, etc.

Origin	English, Irish, Belgian, Hungarian

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