Eyemouth

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/ˈaɪməθ/

proper noun

A harbour town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9464).

OriginEnglish mouth ← Middle English mouth ← Old English mūþ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A harbour town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9464).

Origin

  1. EnglishEye Water
  2. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*mn̥-tó-s
  4. Proto-Germanic*munþaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*munþ
  6. Old Englishmūþ
  7. Middle Englishmouth
  8. Englishmouth
  9. EnglishEyemouth

From Eye Water (“a local river”) + mouth (“river mouth”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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