Kendall

American  

[ken-dl] / ˈkɛn dl /

noun

1. Edward Calvin, 1886–1972, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1950.

2. a male given name.

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Kendall British  

/ ˈkɛndəl /

noun

1. Edward Calvin. 1886–1972, US biochemist, who isolated the hormone thyroxine (1916). He shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1950) with Phillip Hench and Tadeus Reichstein for their work on hormones

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Example Sentences

Zealand Chief Medical Officer David Kendall said the data reported by Boehringer reinforce survodutide’s potential as a differentiated therapy for people living with overweight or obesity and associated metabolic dysfunction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

England were also without captain Williamson, a dent in an overrun backline, while Wiegman opted for Ella Toone over Lucia Kendall, despite the Manchester United midfielder only just returning from a four-month injury lay-off.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

"The question isn't whether we're going to act - we will," Kendall told the BBC.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

“Dinner dates naturally involve things like discussing preferences, sharing things, compromising and making decisions together, which are all key parts of a relationship,” said Emma Kendall, a 26-year-old lawyer living in Australia.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

“You don’t think Kendall is out in this storm, do you?”

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk