Kinghorn

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proper noun

A town and civil parish of Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2686).

OriginScottish Gaelic ceann →
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Meanings

proper nounKinghorn (countable and uncountable, plural Kinghorns)

plural Kinghorns

  1. countableuncountableA town and civil parish of Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2686).
  2. countableuncountableA community in the township of King, Ontario, Canada.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelicceann“head; height”
  2. EnglishKinghorn

From Scottish Gaelic ceann (“head; height”) + gronna (“bog”); the placename later developed to Kinghorn due to folk etymology.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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