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Etymology and meaning of KINGHORN

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(origin: Local) A borough in Fifeshire, Scotland. The name is derived from the Gaelic Cean-gorn or gorm, "the blue head," from the adjoining promontory. It is fancifully suggested by one writer that as the Scottish kings long had a residence in the neighborhood, the name may have been suggested by the frequent winding of the king's horn when he sallied out to the chase in this neighborhood. Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import (1857).

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(origin: Local) A borough in Fifeshire, Scotland. The name is derived from the Gaelic Cean-gorn or gorm, "the blue head," from the adjoining promontory. It is fancifully suggested by one writer that as the Scottish kings long had a residence in the neighborhood, the name may have been suggested by the frequent winding of the king's horn when he sallied out to the chase in this neighborhood.

Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import (1857).

American Surnames

Etymology and meaning of KINGHORN

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