Ken
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Name
- Ken is a shortened form of Kenneth.
- Ken is in Japanese, a shortened name of Kenshiro.
- Ken is also perception or understanding, one's range of vision, or sight. This particular term, of Scots origin, tends to be used often in religious circles. When one speaks of a "higher ken" often it is a reference to an omniscient deity or being.
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Persons
- Ken Thompson is one of the primary creators of Unix.
- Ken Jennings is a well-known contestant on the game show Jeopardy!
- Ken Barlow is the only current character on the British soap opera Coronation Street to have also appeared in the very first episode, in 1960.
- K E N is the alias for musician/composer/performance artist, Ken Christianson.
- Ken Livingstone, often referred to as 'Our Ken', 'Red Ken' or just plain 'Ken' depending on the speaker's political affiliations, is the ex-leader of the now extinct Greater London Council and is now (2006) mayor of London and leader of the Greater London Authority.
- Ken Nomura, considered to be one of the most popular characters in the drifting scene, and one of the biggest names in the premier D1 Grand Prix series.
- Ken Casey, also known as Lord Kenneth, lives in Austin, Texas, the home of the SXSW festival.
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Characters
- Ken is also part of the American Barbie doll collection.
- Ken Masters is a character in the Street Fighter series.
- Ken is the shortened name of Kenshiro, the hero of Fist of the North Star.
- Ken Ichijouji was both a hero and a villain in the second season of the Digimon anime.
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Weapons
- Ken was a rare type of tanto. This double-bladed weapon was mainly used in Buddhist ritual. The blades had either parallel or double concave edges.
- Ken is the Japanese word for dog.