Meaning & origin
What it means
Kilgore is a form of Kilgour. Kilgour goes back to Scottish Gaelic coille, meaning “wood.”
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Where it comes from
Kilgore is a form of Kilgour. Kilgour comes from Scottish Gaelic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Kilgore’s family of names
In English usage, Kilgore as a surname has a related form in KILGOUR.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Kilgore, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Killgore
“wood”
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Kylemore
“from the great wood”
>99% boys
Kenmore
“big head”
>99% boys
Kilbride
“son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit”
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Kiddie
Kiddie is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
>99% girls
Kinghorn
“head; height”
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Kyle
“from the narrow channel”
97% boys · 3% girls
Kinloch
“head of the loch”
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