Etymology

Portpatrick

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Today it means: A coastal village and harbour in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, originally in Wigtownshire (OS grid ref NW9954). Full definition →

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The story

From port + Patrick, after St Patrick's Church or earlier chapel.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.