Etymology

Kenmore

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Today it means: A small village on Loch Tay, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN7745). Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic A' Cheannmhor ← Old English Cynemǣr
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  1. Old English · inherited fromCynemǣr“royal boundary”
  2. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromA' Cheannmhor“big head”
  3. English todayKenmore

* (Place in Scotland, and those named after it): Anglicised form of Scottish Gaelic A' Cheannmhor (“big head”). * (Surname from a lost placename in England): Inherited from Old English Cynemǣr (“royal boundary”).

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