Kelso

Meanings

1. A town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT7234).
2. A suburb of the city of Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.
3. A suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
4. A small village in West Tamar council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
5. A small town in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada.
6. A village in the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario, Canada.
7. A ghost town in western Otago, New Zealand, which was abandoned in the 1980s after frequent flooding.
8. A coastal village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
9. A ghost town in Fresno County, California, United States.
10. A ghost town in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
11. The former name of Claraville, an unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States.
12. A village in Scott County, Missouri, United States.

Etymology

From earlier Calchow, from Middle Welsh Calchvynyð (Modern Welsh Calchfynydd (“lime mountain”)).