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Rhynie

Rhynie proper noun: a village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.

Proper noun

Rhynie

  1. A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.

Origin of Rhynie

Probably from Pictish/Proto-Brythonic. Per Noble (2026) from an earlier *Rīgonīn or similar. Formed with the element Proto-Celtic *rīxs (“king”) + the suffixes -on (an intensifier) and -in, giving a name meaning "place associated with a great king".

Questions about Rhynie

What does Rhynie mean?
Rhynie means a village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.
What part of speech is Rhynie?
Rhynie is a proper noun.

Words near Rhynie in the dictionary

  1. Rhyners
  2. rhynes
  3. rhynia
  4. rhyniaceous
  5. rhynias
  6. Rhynie
  7. rhyniophyte
  8. rhyniophytes
  9. rhyniopsid
  10. Rhynsburger
  11. rhyodacite

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