Etymology

Kincardine

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Today it means: A town on the River Forth in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9387). Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic Cinn Chàrdainn ← Pictish *Pencarden
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  1. Pictish · derived from*Pencarden
  2. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromCinn Chàrdainn
  3. English todayKincardine

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

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