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ˈkɛt ər ɪŋket·ter·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Kettering, Charles Kettering, Charles Franklin Ketteringnoun

    United States electrical engineer who made numerous automotive improvements (including the electric starter) (1876-1958)

Wikipedia

  1. Kettering

    Kettering is a market and industrial town in North Northamptonshire, England. It is located 67 miles (108 km) north of London and 15 miles (24 km) north-east of Northampton, west of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The name means "the place (or territory) of Ketter's people (or kinsfolk)".In the 2011 census Kettering's built-up area had a population of 63,675. It is part of the East Midlands, along with other towns in Northamptonshire. There is a growing commuter population as it is on the Midland Main Line railway, with East Midlands Railway services direct to London St Pancras International taking about an hour.

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  1. kettering

    Kettering could refer to: 1. A town located in Northamptonshire, England. 2. A surname of English origin and may refer to various known personalities like Charles F. Kettering, an American inventor, engineer, and businessman. 3. Kettering University, a private cooperative education and experiential learning-based university in Flint, Michigan. The specific context would determine the exact meaning.

Wikidata

  1. Kettering

    Kettering is a town in Northamptonshire, England. It is situated about 81 miles from London. Kettering is mainly situated on the west side of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene which meets at Wellingborough. Originally named Cytringan, Kyteringas and Keteiringan in the 10th century, the name Kettering is now taken to mean 'the place of Ketter's people'. As of the last census in 2001, the borough has a population of 81,844 whilst the town proper had a population of 51,063 and the town is twinned with Lahnstein, Germany and Kettering, Ohio, in the United States. Being part of the Milton Keynes South Midlands study area along with other towns in Northamptonshire, the town is due to get around 6,000 additional homes mainly to the east of the town. The town, like other towns in the area, has a growing commuter population as it is located on the Midland Main Line railway, which has fast InterCity trains directly into London St Pancras International taking around 1 hour. This gives an interchange with Eurostar services to Continental Europe.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Kettering

    market-town in Northamptonshire; manufactures boots and shoes, stays, brushes, &c.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. KETTERING

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Kettering is ranked #21184 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Kettering surname appeared 1,239 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Kettering.

    93.5% or 1,159 total occurrences were White.
    3.7% or 46 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.6% or 20 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.8% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of kettering in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of kettering in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of kettering in a Sentence

  1. Harry Fisch:

    It is commercially available right now, and it's been studied over many years at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

  2. Ed Harbour:

    The partnership with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is fantastic, they discovered that genomics are the future of medicine, and Watson helped them solve it faster. Watson is n’t a doctor, it’s an adviser to help physicians make the best possible decisions for patients that can lead to the best outcome.

  3. Priscilla Roy:

    Just to come up for our treatments -- we have to come quite often so we reached out to the hospital and they recommended Ronald McDonald... and its been wonderful. I love the short commute to the hospital. Nadley is now doing well, after havingher neuroblastoma tumor removed in May. Shes NED (no evidence of disease), according to her mother, who credited the house and the hospital for her recovery. Were so happy that we found MSK (Memorial Sloan Kettering).

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