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Girvan

Girvan proper noun: a town or burgh in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX1897).

Proper noun

Girvan (countable and uncountable, plural Girvans)

  1. A town or burgh in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX1897).
  2. A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Forms of Girvan

pluralGirvans
alternative formGirven
alternative formGirvin

Origin of Girvan

Anglicisation of Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Gharbhain. Possibly from geàrr (“short”) + abhainn (“river”). Alternatively, from garbh (“rough”).

Words formed from Girvan

Questions about Girvan

What does Girvan mean?
Girvan means a town or burgh in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX1897).
What part of speech is Girvan?
Girvan is a proper noun.

Words near Girvan in the dictionary

  1. Girton
  2. Girtons
  3. girts
  4. girus
  5. giruses
  6. Girvan
  7. Girvan-Newman algorithm
  8. Girvans
  9. girvasite
  10. Girven
  11. Girvin

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