Kits (English)

Where does "Kits" come from?

The English word 'Kits' is a clipping of 'Kitsilano'[1], a neighbourhood in Vancouver. 'Kitsilano' itself was named by Charles Hill-Trout as an anglicisation of the Squamish personal name 'X̱atsʼalanexw', originating from August Jack Khatsahlano[2].

Full etymology tree

• Kits (English), 'The Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver.'
  • clipping Kitsilano (English), 'A neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.'
    • borrowed X̱atsʼalanexw (Squamish)

Related words

• beach (English)

Sources

1. Kits (English) - Wiktionary
2. Kitsilano (English) - Wiktionary

Updated October 2026

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