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kilmarnock

/kɪlmˈɑɹnˌɑk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables
kil-marnock
IPA
/kɪlmˈɑɹnˌɑk/
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4238).

name

A community in Montague township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

name

A town in Lancaster County and Northumberland County, Virginia, United States.

noun

A closely woven broad bonnet, having a peak of the same material at the top, originally made at Kilmarnock.

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic, from cill (“churchyard, chapel”) + the Saint name Marnock. The name is from Mo-Ernin-og (“my little Ernan”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Kilmarnocks (plural)

Phrases

Kilmarnock cowl Kilmarnock hood Kilmarnock willow

Questions

How do you pronounce kilmarnock?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɪlmˈɑɹnˌɑk/.
What does kilmarnock mean?
A town in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4238).
Where does kilmarnock come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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