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Kincaid

/kɪnˈkeɪd/

Kincaid proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

Kincaid (countable and uncountable, plural Kincaids)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. A village in Christian County, Illinois, United States.
  4. A city in Anderson County, Kansas, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States.
  6. A census-designated place in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

Forms of Kincaid

pluralKincaids
alternative formKincade
alternative formKincaide
alternative formKingcade
alternative formKinkade
alternative formKinkaid
alternative formKinkead

Origin of Kincaid

Scottish habitational surname from a minor place near Lennoxtown, from Scottish Gaelic ceann (“head, top”) + càithe (“pass”) or cadha (“quagmire”).

Words formed from Kincaid

Questions about Kincaid

What does Kincaid mean?
Kincaid means a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
What part of speech is Kincaid?
Kincaid is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kincaid?
Kincaid is pronounced /kɪnˈkeɪd/.

Words near Kincaid in the dictionary

  1. kinbotes
  2. Kinbrace
  3. Kinbuck
  4. Kincade
  5. Kincades
  6. Kincaid
  7. Kincaidian
  8. Kincaids
  9. kincajou
  10. kincajous
  11. Kincannon

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