Kirkcaldy

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/kəɹˈkɔːdi/

proper noun

A town and former royal burgh in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2791)

OriginScottish Gaelic Cair Chaladain →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and former royal burgh in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2791)
  2. A local government district in Fife Region (as it was called then) between 1975 and 1996.
  3. A hamlet in Vulcan County, Alberta, Canada.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicCair Chaladain“place of Caled's fort”
  2. EnglishKirkcaldy

From Scottish Gaelic Cair Chaladain (“place of Caled's fort”), from Pictish caer (“fort”) + caled (“hard, harsh, rough”), possibly referring to a tough ruler.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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