Kincardine
English
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic Cinn Chàrdainn, possibly adapted from an earlier Pictish *Pencarden, equivalent to Welsh pen (“head, top”) + cardden (“enclosure”).
Proper noun
Kincardine
- A town on the River Forth in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9387).
- The former county town of Kincardineshire, Scotland, abandoned in the Middle Ages.
- A hamlet near Ardgay, Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH6089).
- A municipality and community in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
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