Kinnaird

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proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

OriginScottish Gaelic ceann →
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Meanings

proper nounKinnaird (countable and uncountable, plural Kinnairds)

plural Kinnairds · alternative Kinard

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet near Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN9559).
  3. countableuncountableA village and castle in eastern Perth and Kinross council area (OS grid ref NO2428).
  4. countableuncountableA neighborhood of Castlegar, Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelicceann“head”
  2. EnglishKinnaird

A Scottish habitational surname, from Scottish Gaelic ceann (“head”) + aird (“summit, peak”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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