Etymology

Dumfries

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Today it means: A town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, and the former county town of Dumfriesshire (OS grid ref NX9776). Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic Dùn Phris
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  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromDùn Phris“Fort of the Thicket”
  2. English todayDumfries

From Scottish Gaelic Dùn Phris (“Fort of the Thicket”), from dùn (“fortress”) + *phris, lenited genitive of preas (“thicket”).

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