Kilmarnock

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proper noun

A town in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4238).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4238).
  2. A community in Montague township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A town in Lancaster County and Northumberland County, Virginia, United States.
nounKilmarnock (plural Kilmarnocks)

plural Kilmarnocks

  1. A closely woven broad bonnet, having a peak of the same material at the top, originally made at Kilmarnock.

Origin

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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APA

Kilmarnock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kilmarnock

MLA

“Kilmarnock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kilmarnock. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kilmarnock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kilmarnock.

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