Etymology

Stranraer

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Today it means: A town in western Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic Sròn Reamhar
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  1. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromSròn Reamhar
  2. English todayStranraer

From Scottish Gaelic Sròn Reamhar (literally “fat promontory”).

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