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kincardine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
kin-car-dine
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town on the River Forth in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9387).

name

The former county town of Kincardineshire, Scotland, abandoned in the Middle Ages.

name

A hamlet near Ardgay, Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH6089).

name

A municipality and community in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Cinn Chàrdainn, possibly adapted from an earlier Pictish *Pencarden, equivalent to Welsh pen (“head, top”) + cardden (“enclosure”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Cinn Chàrdainn, *Pencarden

Phrases

Kincardine O'Neil Kincardine and Deeside

Frequently Paired Words

Kincardine and Deeside Kincardineshire

Questions

What does kincardine mean?
A town on the River Forth in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9387).
Where does kincardine come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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