Given name & surname

Kinnear

“headland”

Kinnear is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Kinnear goes back to Scottish Gaelic ceann, meaning “headland.”

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Where it comes from

Kinnear comes from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Scottish Gaelic ceann (“headland”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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