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· Scots
cairn
2 English words descend from Scots
cairn
, most common first.
cairns
A surname from Scots or Irish; variant forms Carnes, Carns.
cairn
A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.