Cairns
See also: cairns
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
- As a Scottish surname, from Scots cairn, describing a manmade heap or mound of stones.
- As an Irish surname, from Ó Ciaráin, Anglicized as Kieran and Kearns, sometimes conflated with the Scottish above.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɛənz/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /kɛɹnz/
- Homophone: cairns
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /kæːnz/
- Homophone: cans
- Rhymes: -ɛənz, -ɛɹnz, -æːnz
Proper noun
Cairns
- A surname.
- A city and port in Queensland, Australia, named after William Cairns.
- A local government area in northern Queensland; in full, the Cairns Region.
Translations
city in Queensland, Australia