Kilkenny

English

Etymology

From Irish Cill Chainnigh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɪlˈkɛni/
• Rhymes: -ɛni

Proper noun

Kilkenny

1. A county of Leinster, Ireland.
2. A city in and the county town of County Kilkenny.
3. Other places named after Kilkenny, Ireland:
   1. A neighbourhood in north-east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
   2. A minor city and township in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States.
   3. An unpopulated township in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States.
   4. A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia.
4. A surname.

Derived terms

• Kilkenny cat

Translations

county

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 基爾肯尼郡／基尔肯尼郡 (Jī'ěrkěnní Jùn)

• Irish: Cill Chainnigh f, Contae Chill Chainnigh m
• Macedonian: Килкени m (Kilkeni)
• Russian: Ки́лкенни (ru) m (Kílkenni)

city

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 基爾肯尼／基尔肯尼 (Jī'ěrkěnní)

• Irish: Cill Chainnigh f
• Macedonian: Килкени m (Kilkeni)
• Russian: Ки́лкенни (ru) m (Kílkenni)