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Ennis

Ennis proper noun: a town in and the county town of County Clare, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 3377).

Proper noun

Ennis

  1. A town in and the county town of County Clare, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 3377).
  2. An unincorporated community in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
  3. A town in Madison County, Montana.
  4. A city in Ellis County, Texas, named after Cornelius Ennis.
  5. An unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia.
  6. A habitational surname from Irish.
  7. (rare) A male given name transferred from the place name.

Origin of Ennis

Borrowed from Irish Inis.

Words that rhyme with Ennis

Questions about Ennis

What does Ennis mean?
Ennis means a town in and the county town of County Clare, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 3377).
What part of speech is Ennis?
Ennis is a proper noun.

Words near Ennis in the dictionary

  1. enniche
  2. enniched
  3. enniches
  4. ennichi
  5. enniching
  6. Ennis
  7. Enniscorthy
  8. Enniskerry
  9. Enniskillen
  10. Ennistymon
  11. ennoble

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