Etymology

Kilmarnock

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Today it means: A closely woven broad bonnet, having a peak of the same material at the top, originally made at Kilmarnock. Full definition →

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The story

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

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