Kent
/kɛnt/noun
A county in southeastern England, traditionally one of the historic counties of England.
Did you know?The name Kent goes back to a pre-Roman Celtic tribal name, preserved by the Romans as Cantium, making it one of England’s oldest surviving regional names.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Roman Britain
Brittonic
*Kantion / *Cantion
“A tribal or regional name for the southeastern corner of Britain”
1st Century
Latin
Cantium
“The Roman name for Kent”
Old English
OE
Cent / Cant
“The kingdom and region of Kent”
Middle English
ME
Kent
“The county of Kent”
Modern English
English
Kent
“A historic county in southeastern England”