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kildare

/kɪlˈdɛɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
Kil-dare
IPA
/kɪlˈdɛɹ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A county of Ireland.

name

A town in County Kildare (Irish grid ref N 7212).

Etymology

From Irish Cill Dara, from Old Irish Cell Daro (literally “Church of the Oak”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kɪlˈdɛɹ/
  • British English: /kɪlˈdɛə/

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce kildare?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɪlˈdɛɹ/.
What does kildare mean?
A county of Ireland.
Where does kildare come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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