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Kinloch.

A surname.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/kɪnlɒx/
  1. A surname.

  2. A number of places in Scotland: A hamlet north-west of Ladybank, Fife council area (OS grid ref NO2812).

  3. A number of places in Scotland: A tiny settlement by Loch More, Highland council area (OS grid ref NC3434)

  4. A number of places in Scotland: A settlement on the isle of Rùm, Highland council area (OS grid ref NM4099).

  5. A number of places in Scotland: A small village west of Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross council area (OS grid ref NO1444).

  6. A number of places in Scotland: A hamlet west of Meigle, Perth and Kinross council area (OS grid ref NO2644).

  7. A city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.

  8. A locality at the north end of Lake Wakatipu, Otago, New Zealand.

  9. A small town on Lake Taupo, west of the town of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand.

Where this word comes from

Of Scottish origin, from Scottish Gaelic ceann + loch (“head of the loch”).

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