English: from Kene, a short form of the Old English
personal name Cen or Cyne, based on Old English
cene ‘wise’, ‘brave’, ‘proud’.Americanized spelling of
German Kühn (see Kuehn).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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