Kilkenny.
A county of Leinster, Ireland.
Meaning & usage
A county of Leinster, Ireland.
A city in and the county town of County Kilkenny.
Other places named after Kilkenny, Ireland: A neighbourhood in north-east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Other places named after Kilkenny, Ireland: A minor city and township in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States.
Other places named after Kilkenny, Ireland: An unpopulated township in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States.
Other places named after Kilkenny, Ireland: A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia.
A surname.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Irish Cill Chainnigh.
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