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Carrick.

A surname from Irish.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname from Irish.

  2. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

  3. A census-designated place in Siskiyou County, California, United States.

  4. A former local government district of Cornwall, England, named after the fjord-like Carrick Roads estuary; it was abolished on 31 March 2009.

  5. A rocky coastal district now in in South Ayrshire, Scotland and part of the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Scottish Parliament constituency and the eponymous UK Parliament constituency.

  6. A locality in the Goulburn Mulwaree council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

  7. A locality in Meander Valley council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.

  8. A Scottish earldom bestowed on the heir apparent to the reigning monarchs first of Scotland (since Robert the Bruce in 1292) and later of the United Kingdom.

Where this word comes from

Anglicised version of Irish carraig, Scottish Gaelic carraig or Cornish karrek, all meaning rock. Doublet of Craig.

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