Dalrymple

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/dælˈɹɪmpəl/

proper noun

A village in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3614).

OriginScottish Gaelic dail →
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Meanings

proper nounDalrymple (countable and uncountable, plural Dalrymples)

plural Dalrymples

  1. countableuncountableA village in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3614).
  2. countableuncountableA former township in Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.
  3. countableuncountableA male given name.
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelicdail“field, meadow”
  2. EnglishDalrymple

From Scottish Gaelic dail (“field, meadow”) + an unexplained second element.

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Cite this entry
APA

Dalrymple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dalrymple

MLA

“Dalrymple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dalrymple. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dalrymple,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dalrymple.

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