Kincardine

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proper noun

A town on the River Forth in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9387).

OriginScottish Gaelic Cinn Chàrdainn ← Pictish *Pencarden →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town on the River Forth in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9387).
  2. The former county town of Kincardineshire, Scotland, abandoned in the Middle Ages.
  3. A hamlet near Ardgay, Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH6089).
  4. A municipality and community in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

Origin

  1. Pictish*Pencarden
  2. Scottish GaelicCinn Chàrdainn
  3. EnglishKincardine

From Scottish Gaelic Cinn Chàrdainn, possibly adapted from an earlier Pictish *Pencarden, equivalent to Welsh pen (“head, top”) + cardden (“enclosure”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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