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killigrew

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from Cornish.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A bird, the red-billed chough.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland, UK, archaic, dialectal

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History

Etymology

Habitational surname from Cornish kelli (“grove”) + kryw (“stepping stone”).