Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kilbride

/kˈɪlbɹˌaɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: kil-bride
IPA: /kˈɪlbɹˌaɪd/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Irish and Scottish surname, Anglicized from Irish Mac Giolla Brighde or Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Brighde (“son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Mac Giolla Brighde, Mac Gille Brighde

Inflected Forms

Kilbrides (plural)

Phrases

East Kilbride West Kilbride

Frequently Paired Words

East Kilbride West Kilbride

Rhymes With

gilbride

Questions

How do you pronounce kilbride?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɪlbɹˌaɪd/.
What does kilbride mean?: A surname.
Where does kilbride come from?: It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce kilbride

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