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Dalrymple

/dælˈɹɪmpəl/

Dalrymple proper noun: a village in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3614).

Proper noun

Dalrymple (countable and uncountable, plural Dalrymples)

  1. A village in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3614).
  2. A former township in Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.
  3. A male given name.
  4. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Forms of Dalrymple

pluralDalrymples

Origin of Dalrymple

From Scottish Gaelic dail (“field, meadow”) + an unexplained second element.

Words formed from Dalrymple

  • Dalrymple baronet

Questions about Dalrymple

What does Dalrymple mean?
Dalrymple means a village in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3614).
What part of speech is Dalrymple?
Dalrymple is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dalrymple?
Dalrymple is pronounced /dælˈɹɪmpəl/.

Words near Dalrymple in the dictionary

  1. Dalriadan
  2. Dalriadans
  3. Dalriadic
  4. Dalriata
  5. Dalry
  6. Dalrymple
  7. Dalrymples
  8. dals
  9. Dalserf
  10. Dalston
  11. Dalstons

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