Keene: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Keene – Meaning: bold or brave – Origin: Old English – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: KEEN


Keene is an Old English boy's name meaning “bold or brave”. It appears in our list of 175+ State-Inspired Baby Names as American as They Come.

Meaning & Origin of Keene

Meaning: Bold or brave.

Origin: Old English.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Keene

Phonetic: KEEN   IPA: /kiːn/

Popularity of Keene

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1918–2022.

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