Kelso

English

Etymology

From earlier Calchow, from Middle Welsh Calchvynyd (Modern Welsh Calchfynydd (“lime mountain”)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɛl.soʊ/

Proper noun

Kelso

1. A town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT7234).
2. A suburb of the city of Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.
3. A suburb of Townsville, in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
4. A small village in northern Tasmania, Australia.
5. A small town in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada.
6. A village in the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario, Canada.
7. A ghost town in western Otago, New Zealand, which was abandoned in the 1980s after frequent flooding.
8. A coastal village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
9. A ghost town in Fresno County, California, United States.
10. A ghost town in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
11. The former name of Claraville, an unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States.
12. A village in Scott County, Missouri, United States.
13. An unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.
14. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States.
15. A city, the county seat of Cowlitz County, Washington, United States.
16. A surname.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kelso”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 291.
• Forebears

Anagrams

• Klose, Kosel, Lesko, koels, lokes, sloke