English Explanatory Dictionary

Kilmarnock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4238).
noun
  1. A closely woven broad bonnet, having a peak of the same material at the top, originally made at Kilmarnock.

Word forms

Kilmarnock Kilmarnocks

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic, from cill (“churchyard, chapel”) + the Saint name Marnock. The name is from Mo-Ernin-og (“my little Ernan”).

Derived words

Kilmarnock cowl Kilmarnock willow
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