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Girvan.

A town or burgh in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX1897).

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A town or burgh in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX1897).

    countable · uncountable
  2. A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Anglicisation of Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Gharbhain. Possibly from geàrr (“short”) + abhainn (“river”). Alternatively, from garbh (“rough”).

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