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Guthrie

/ˈɡʌθɹi/

Guthrie proper noun: a surname from Irish or Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

Guthrie (countable and uncountable, plural Guthries)

  1. A surname from Irish or Scottish Gaelic.
    • Only a few years ago, Tuesday’s announcement that a glove believed to be connected to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Arizona, had no match in a DNA database would have been a dead end. Now for investigators, it is just the beginning.2026 February 19, Andy Rose, “With no initial DNA match, Guthrie investigators turn to one of their newest tools to crack cases: genetic genealogy”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2026
  2. A ghost town in Greenlee County, Arizona.
  3. An unincorporated community in Ford County, Illinois.
  4. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Indiana.
  5. A city in Todd County, Kentucky.
  6. A township in Hubbard County, Minnesota.
  7. An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri.
  8. A city, the county seat of Logan County, Oklahoma.
  9. A small town and census-designated place, the county seat of King County, Texas.
  10. An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
  11. An unincorporated community in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
  12. A community in Oro-Medonte township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
  13. A small village in Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO5650).

Forms of Guthrie

pluralGuthries

Origin of Guthrie

Of various origins, including: *An anglicization of Irish gaothair; *An anglicization of Scottish Gaelic mag Uchtre; or *An anglicization of Irish Ó Fhlaithimh.

Words formed from Guthrie

Phrases with Guthrie

Questions about Guthrie

What does Guthrie mean?
Guthrie means a surname from Irish or Scottish Gaelic.
What part of speech is Guthrie?
Guthrie is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Guthrie?
Guthrie is pronounced /ˈɡʌθɹi/.

Words near Guthrie in the dictionary

  1. Guthmillers
  2. guthook
  3. guthooks
  4. Guthridge
  5. Guthridges
  6. Guthrie
  7. Guthrie Center
  8. Guthrie County
  9. Guthrie test
  10. Guthrie tests
  11. Guthrie's sweet whiskey

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