Kelso
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English
Etymology
From earlier Calchow, from Middle Welsh Calchvynyd (Modern Welsh Calchfynydd (“lime mountain”)).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kelso
- A town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT7234).
- A suburb of the city of Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.
- A suburb of Townsville, in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
- A small village in northern Tasmania, Australia.
- A small town in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A village in the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario, Canada.
- A ghost town in western Otago, New Zealand, which was abandoned in the 1980s after frequent flooding.
- A coastal village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
- A ghost town in Fresno County, California, United States.
- A ghost town in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
- The former name of Claraville, an unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States.
- A village in Scott County, Missouri, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Cowlitz County, Washington, United States.
- A surname.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kelso”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 291.
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