Ardmore

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proper noun

A promontory on the Firth of Clyde, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, between Helensburgh and Cardross (OS grid ref NS3178)

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A promontory on the Firth of Clyde, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, between Helensburgh and Cardross (OS grid ref NS3178)
  2. A hamlet in Ross-shire, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7086).
  3. A hamlet and ferry port on Barra, Western Isles council area, Scotland, otherwise named Àird Mhòr (OS grid ref NF7203).
  4. A locality on South Uist, Western Isles council area, otherwise Àird Mhôr (OS grid ref NF7946).
  5. A number of points and bays in Highland and Argyll and Bute council areas.
  6. A village and seaside resort in County Waterford, Ireland, otherwise named Aird Mhór.
  7. A townland in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland.
  8. A village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
  9. Townlands in County Antrim, County Fermanagh and County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
  10. A hamlet in the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87, Alberta, Canada.
  11. A neighbourhood in North Saanich, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
  12. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A town in Limestone County, Alabama, bordering onto Ardmore, Tennessee.
    2. A neighbourhood of Atlanta, Georgia.
    3. An unincorporated community in St. Joseph County, Indiana.
    4. An unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland.
    5. An unincorporated community in Macon County, Missouri.
    6. A historical district of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
    7. A city, the county seat of Carter County, Oklahoma, named after Ardmore, Pennsylvania.
    8. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Haverford Township, Delaware County and Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
    9. An unincorporated community in Fall River County, South Dakota.
    10. A city in Giles County and Lincoln County, Tennessee, bordering onto Ardmore, Alabama.
  13. A rural locality with an airfield south-east of Auckland, New Zealand.

Origin

From Irish Ard Mór (or Aird Mhór) and Scottish Gaelic Aird Mhòr, meaning "great height". See further Old Irish - and Old Irish -.

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Ardmore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ardmore

MLA

“Ardmore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ardmore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ardmore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ardmore.

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