Kincaid
Definition
A surname of Scottish origin, derived from the Gaelic 'Ceann Càide', meaning 'head of the wood' or 'from the top of the hillock', associated with Clan Kincaid.
Most famously, Jamaica Kincaid (born Elaine Potter Richardson, 1949), an acclaimed Antiguan-American writer known for her incisive novels and essays critiquing colonialism, family, and identity, such as 'Annie John' and 'A Small Place'.
Examples
Jamaica Kincaid's latest essay had me rethinking my entire tropical vacation playlist—turns out palm trees hide a lot of colonial baggage.
When Kincaid walked into the Highland games tossing his caber like it was a toothpick, we all knew the clan's legend lived on.
My boss is a total Kincaid—always at the 'head of the wood' in meetings, shedding paperwork like dead leaves.
I named my goldfish Kincaid after the author, but it just swims in circles critiquing the bowl's imperialist design.