Kincaid

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/kɪnˈkeɪd//kɪŋ-/

proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

OriginScottish Gaelic ceann →
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Meanings

proper nounKincaid (countable and uncountable, plural Kincaids)

plural Kincaids · alternative Kincade · alternative Kincaide · alternative Kingcade · alternative Kinkade · alternative Kinkaid · alternative Kinkead

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. countableuncountableA village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. countableuncountableA village in Christian County, Illinois, United States.
  4. countableuncountableA city in Anderson County, Kansas, United States.
  5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States.
  6. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelicceann“head, top”
  2. EnglishKincaid

Scottish habitational surname from a minor place near Lennoxtown, from Scottish Gaelic ceann (“head, top”) + càithe (“pass”) or cadha (“quagmire”).

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APA

Kincaid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kincaid

MLA

“Kincaid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kincaid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kincaid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kincaid.

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