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kirkcaldy

/kəɹˈkɔːdi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
kirk-caldy
IPA
/kəɹˈkɔːdi/
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and former royal burgh in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2791)

name

A local government district in Fife Region (as it was called then) between 1975 and 1996.

name

A hamlet in Vulcan County, Alberta, Canada.

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Cair Chaladain (“place of Caled's fort”), from Pictish caer (“fort”) + caled (“hard, harsh, rough”), possibly referring to a tough ruler.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce kirkcaldy?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəɹˈkɔːdi/.
What does kirkcaldy mean?
A town and former royal burgh in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2791)
Where does kirkcaldy come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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