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Kinnaird

Kinnaird proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

Kinnaird (countable and uncountable, plural Kinnairds)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A hamlet near Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN9559).
  3. A village and castle in eastern Perth and Kinross council area (OS grid ref NO2428).
  4. A neighborhood of Castlegar, Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada.

Forms of Kinnaird

pluralKinnairds
alternative formKinard

Origin of Kinnaird

A Scottish habitational surname, from Scottish Gaelic ceann (“head”) + aird (“summit, peak”).

Words formed from Kinnaird

Questions about Kinnaird

What does Kinnaird mean?
Kinnaird means a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
What part of speech is Kinnaird?
Kinnaird is a proper noun.

Words near Kinnaird in the dictionary

  1. Kinmen
  2. Kinmenese
  3. kinna
  4. Kinnabulla
  5. kinnah
  6. Kinnaird
  7. Kinnaird compliant
  8. Kinnairds
  9. kinnakinnick
  10. Kinnaman
  11. Kinnamans

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