name: A surname (common: 1 in 14285 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #1778)
noun: An English surname from Old English, a variant of Keen.
noun: A surname from Irish, a variant of Keane.
noun: A city, the county seat of Cheshire County, New Hampshire; named for British diplomat Benjamin Keene.
noun: A city in Texas.
noun: A town in New York; named for the city in New Hampshire.
noun: A census-designated place in Kern County, California; named for financier James P. Keene.
noun: A city in Kentucky; named for the city in New Hampshire.
noun: An unincorporated community in Kansas.
noun: An unincorporated community in Nebraska.
noun: An unincorporated community in North Dakota.
noun: An unincorporated community in Ohio; named for the city in New Hampshire.
noun: An unincorporated community in Virginia.
noun: An unincorporated community in Wisconsin; named for early settlers Valentine and Kate Keene.
adjective: Obsolete form of keen. [(chiefly Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.]