kincade as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of kincade

What is the meaning of the name kincade ?

The baby name kincade is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /kɪnˈkeɪd/ (KIN-KAYD).

kincade is Scottish in Origin.

Kincade is a modern respelling of the Scottish surname Kincaid, taken from a place in the Lennox region near Glasgow. Most scholars derive it from Gaelic ceann "head" + cadha "steep pass," yielding "head/top of the pass" or "steep hillside," though a folk etymology links it to ceann-catha "head of battle." Pronounced kin-KAYD, the surname appears in records from the late medieval period and is associated with lands in Stirlingshire and Dunbartonshire.

As a given name, Kincade fits the North American fashion for surnames as first names, with sporadic use since the late 20th century; it remains uncommon and leans masculine but can be unisex. Variant spellings include Kincaid, Kinkade, Kinkaid, and Kinkead; possible short forms are Kin and Cade. Parents might favor it for its place-name heritage and sturdy meaning - "from the head of the pass" - while its crisp cadence keeps it contemporary.

⚙ kincade barely registers. Across 1 country, we found just 1 recorded use of it.