Kinnear

K5I1N1N1E1A1R1

proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

OriginScottish Gaelic ceann →
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Meanings

proper nounKinnear (countable and uncountable, plural Kinnears)

plural Kinnears

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelicceann“headland”
  2. EnglishKinnear

Scottish habitational surname from Kinneir, in Fife, apparently from Scottish Gaelic ceann (“headland”) + iar (“west”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Kinnear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kinnear

MLA

“Kinnear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kinnear. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kinnear,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kinnear.

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