# Kirkcaldy

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kəɹˈkɔːdi/ · frequency rank #56,224

## Definitions
1. A town and former royal burgh in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2791)
2. A local government district in Fife Region (as it was called then) between 1975 and 1996.
3. A hamlet in Vulcan County, Alberta, Canada.

## Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic Cair Chaladain (“place of Caled's fort”), from Pictish caer (“fort”) + caled (“hard, harsh, rough”), possibly referring to a tough ruler.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kirkcaldy