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Kirkintilloch

Kirkintilloch proper noun: a town in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6573).

Proper noun

Kirkintilloch

  1. A town in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6573).

Origin of Kirkintilloch

From Scottish Gaelic Cair Cheann Tulaich, in turn probably derived from a Cumbric name with the elements equivalent to Welsh caer (“fort”) + pen (“head, summit”) + tal (“brow”) + the suffix -og. The initial element was replaced by Scots kirk (“church”).

Questions about Kirkintilloch

What does Kirkintilloch mean?
Kirkintilloch means a town in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6573).
What part of speech is Kirkintilloch?
Kirkintilloch is a proper noun.

Words near Kirkintilloch in the dictionary

  1. kirkify
  2. kirkifying
  3. kirkiite
  4. Kirkinch
  5. kirking out
  6. Kirkintilloch
  7. Kirkist
  8. Kirkists
  9. Kirkjubæjarklaustur
  10. Kirkjubøur
  11. Kirkkonummi

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