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Durness

Durness proper noun: a coastal village in north Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC4067).

Proper noun

Durness

  1. A coastal village in north Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC4067).

Origin of Durness

From Scottish Gaelic Diùranais, further etymology uncertain; possibly dòrainn nis (“tempest point”), dhu (see dubh) thír nis (“point of the black land”), or a borrowing from Old Norse dýr (“deer, wild animal”). More at Durness.

Words formed from Durness

Questions about Durness

What does Durness mean?
Durness means a coastal village in north Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC4067).
What part of speech is Durness?
Durness is a proper noun.

Words near Durness in the dictionary

  1. durndest
  2. durned
  3. durnedest
  4. Durnell
  5. Durnells
  6. Durness
  7. Durney
  8. Durneys
  9. Durnești
  10. durnfool
  11. Durnford

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