Dingwall

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proper noun

A town and royal burgh in Ross and Cromarty, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH5558).

OriginOld Norse þing →
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Meanings

proper nounDingwall (countable and uncountable, plural Dingwalls)

plural Dingwalls

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA town and royal burgh in Ross and Cromarty, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH5558).
    2. countableuncountableA coastal community in Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    3. countableuncountableA locality in the Shire of Gannawarra, northern Victoria, Australia
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old Norse.

Origin

  1. Old Norseþing“assembly”
  2. EnglishDingwall

Probably from Old Norse þing (“assembly”) + vǫllr (“field, meadow”).

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Translations

Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Pheofharain, Baile a' Chàil
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  • Baile a' ChàilTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

windgall
Cite this entry
APA

Dingwall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dingwall

MLA

“Dingwall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dingwall. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dingwall,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dingwall.

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