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Kelvin.

A river which flows through East Dunbartonshire council area and Glasgow council area, Scotland, to the River Clyde.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkɛlvɪn/

  1. A river which flows through East Dunbartonshire council area and Glasgow council area, Scotland, to the River Clyde.

  2. A locality in the Griffith council area, central New South Wales, Australia.

  3. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

  4. A male given name transferred from the surname, of rather rare usage.

Where this word comes from

Of Celtic/Scottish Gaelic origin, possibly from caol (“narrow”) or coille (“wooded”) + abhainn (“river”). The surname is derived from the river. The surname was also possibly influenced by Calvert (Middle English calfhirde).

noun/ˈkɛlvɪn/

  1. Alternative letter-case form of kelvin.

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Where this word comes from

Of Celtic/Scottish Gaelic origin, possibly from caol (“narrow”) or coille (“wooded”) + abhainn (“river”). The surname is derived from the river. The surname was also possibly influenced by Calvert (Middle English calfhirde).

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