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As it's my middle name, inherited from my father and grandfather, it's completely normal to me.

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Though in English-speaking countries Kent is derived from the surname (or the title, as there's some indication its original use may be connected with "Duke of Kent" characters in Shakespeare), it is listed in my Swedish name dictionary as a short form of Kennet, the Scandinavian form of Kenneth, and also occurs in the list of names officially allowed in Denmark when they still used that list a few decades ago. So it can be interpreted as having an origin other than surname or place name.

My hatred for LN FNs and geographical Fans grows stronger every day. They're just so very dull, and completely foreign to me - you won't see anyone here naming their son Kowalski, or a daughter Warszawa.

Not normally a fan of "surnames as first names" (especially if they're occupational), but I actually like Kent. It's admittedly a bit preppy, and fits in the same club as Penn & Trent. I also like Kendrick and Kenneth (not Kendall, though: "Ken Doll").

I think I saw Kent somewhere in this site, maybe as someone's surname? I think it's good.

Just another lnfn; I far prefer Kenneth, and someone I know has a son named Kendall which I also prefer. But, as long as the ln isn't Clark, I suppose it could be worse.