"Kinghorn" meaning in English

See Kinghorn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Kinghorns [plural]
Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic ceann (“head; height”) + gronna (“bog”); the placename later developed to Kinghorn due to folk etymology. Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|ceann||head; height}} Scottish Gaelic ceann (“head; height”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Kinghorns}} Kinghorn (countable and uncountable, plural Kinghorns)
  1. A town and civil parish of Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2686). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Fife, Scotland, Places in Scotland, Towns in Fife, Scotland, Towns in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Kinghorn-en-name-ItAIdETM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 3 5 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 77 12 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 5 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 3 8
  2. A community in the township of King, Ontario, Canada. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Villages in Canada, Villages in Ontario
    Sense id: en-Kinghorn-en-name-z4zbzgwh
  3. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Kinghorn-en-name-dxCmrX5x Categories (other): English surnames

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