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Wemyss

UK/wiːmz/

Wemyss proper noun: a parish in Fife council area, Scotland.

Proper noun

Wemyss (countable and uncountable, plural Wemysses)

  1. A parish in Fife council area, Scotland.
  2. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Forms of Wemyss

pluralWemysses
alternative formWeems

Origin of Wemyss

From Scottish Gaelic uaimh (“cave”) + -es (“place of”).

Words formed from Wemyss

Questions about Wemyss

What does Wemyss mean?
Wemyss means a parish in Fife council area, Scotland.
What part of speech is Wemyss?
Wemyss is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Wemyss?
Wemyss is pronounced /wiːmz/ (UK).

Words near Wemyss in the dictionary

  1. Wemotaci
  2. Wemotaci 23
  3. Wemotaci Indian Reserve No. 23
  4. Wemple
  5. wems
  6. Wemyss
  7. Wemyss Bay
  8. Wemysses
  9. wen
  10. Wen'an
  11. Wen-Chou

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