Kilgour

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proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

OriginScottish Gaelic coille →
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Meanings

proper nounKilgour (plural Kilgours)

plural Kilgours · alternative Kilgore · alternative Killgore

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaeliccoille“wood”
  2. EnglishKilgour

Habitational surname from a place in Fife, from Scottish Gaelic coille (“wood”) + gobhar (“goat”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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