Kinloch

K5I1N1L1O1C3H4
/kɪnlɒx/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginScottish Gaelic ceann + loch →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A number of places in Scotland:
    1. A hamlet north-west of Ladybank, Fife council area (OS grid ref NO2812).
    2. A tiny settlement by Loch More, Highland council area (OS grid ref NC3434)
    3. A settlement on the isle of Rùm, Highland council area (OS grid ref NM4099).
    4. A small village west of Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross council area (OS grid ref NO1444).
    5. A hamlet west of Meigle, Perth and Kinross council area (OS grid ref NO2644).
  3. A city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.
  4. A locality at the north end of Lake Wakatipu, Otago, New Zealand.
  5. A small town on Lake Taupo, west of the town of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelicceann + loch“head of the loch”
  2. EnglishKinloch

Of Scottish origin, from Scottish Gaelic ceann + loch (“head of the loch”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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