Kilbride

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginIrish Mac Giolla Brighde ← Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Brighde →
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Meanings

proper nounKilbride (plural Kilbrides)

plural Kilbrides

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Gille Brighde“son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit”
  2. IrishMac Giolla Brighde
  3. EnglishKilbride

Irish and Scottish surname, Anglicized from Irish Mac Giolla Brighde or Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Brighde (“son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit”).

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APA

Kilbride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kilbride

MLA

“Kilbride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kilbride. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kilbride,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kilbride.

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