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Scobie

Scobie proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

Scobie (plural Scobies)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Forms of Scobie

pluralScobies

Origin of Scobie

Scottish habitational surname from a lost settlement in Perthshire named with Scottish Gaelic sgolbach (“thorny place”).

Questions about Scobie

What does Scobie mean?
Scobie means a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
What part of speech is Scobie?
Scobie is a proper noun.

Words near Scobie in the dictionary

  1. Scobey
  2. Scobeys
  3. Scobeyville
  4. scobicular
  5. scobiculate
  6. Scobie
  7. scobies
  8. scobiform
  9. scobina
  10. scobinae
  11. scobinate

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