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Kilmarnock

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

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name

Meaning 1

A town in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4238).

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noun

Meaning 2

A closely woven broad bonnet, having a peak of the same material at the top, originally made at Kilmarnock.

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History

Etymology

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

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