Kirkcaldy

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • town and former royal burgh in Fife (council area) Scotland (constituent country)
  • A local government district in Fife Region (as it was called then) between 1975 and 1996.

Origin

  • From Scottish Gaelic Cair Chaladain, from Pictish caer + caled, possibly referring to a tough ruler.

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