Dumfries.
A town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, and the former county town of Dumfriesshire (OS grid ref NX9776).
Meaning & usage
A town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, and the former county town of Dumfriesshire (OS grid ref NX9776).
A community and parish in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
A town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States.
Where this word comes from
From Scottish Gaelic Dùn Phris (“Fort of the Thicket”), from dùn (“fortress”) + *phris, lenited genitive of preas (“thicket”).
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