Kirkintilloch

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proper noun

A town in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6573).

OriginScottish Gaelic Cair Cheann Tulaich ← Scots kirk →
UncommonScrabble 26
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6573).

Origin

  1. Scotskirk“church”
  2. Scottish GaelicCair Cheann Tulaich
  3. EnglishKirkintilloch

From Scottish Gaelic Cair Cheann Tulaich, in turn probably derived from a Cumbric name with the elements equivalent to Welsh caer (“fort”) + pen (“head, summit”) + tal (“brow”) + the suffix -og. The initial element was replaced by Scots kirk (“church”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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