Kenning (disambiguation)

Kenning (disambiguation)

Kenning may refer to:

* Kenning, a circumlocution used instead of an ordinary noun in Old Norse and later Icelandic poetry
* Kenning (volume), an obsolete unit of dry measure in the Imperial system

People with the surname Kenning:

* Ethan Kenning (born 1943), American rock musician
* Tony Kenning (21st century), Def Leppard's original drummer
* Kodee Kennings, fictional girl

ee also

* Ken


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