overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

kilderkin.

A small barrel.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A small barrel.

  2. An old English liquid measure, usually being half a barrel; containing 18 English beer gallons, or 83.178 L.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English kilderkyn, dissimilatory variant of kynderkyn, from Middle Dutch kinderkin, a variant of kinerkijn, itself a diminutive of kintal. See quintal.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

kilderkin has 9 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

kilderkin studiokilderkin workshello, kilderkin

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.