Fordyce

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/fɔɹˈdaɪs/

proper noun

A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.

OriginOld Norse *Fordys ← Proto-Germanic *furhs ← Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- →
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Meanings

proper nounFordyce (countable and uncountable, plural Fordyces)

plural Fordyces · alternative Fordice

  1. countableuncountableA village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.
  2. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Dallas County, Arkansas, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA village in Cedar County, Nebraska, United States.
  4. countableuncountableA surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*perḱ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*furhs
  3. Old Norsefor
  4. Old Norsedys
  5. Old Norse*Fordys
  6. EnglishFordyce

Derived from Old Norse *Fordys, from for (“furrow”) + dys (“grave mound, cairn”). The term is often claimed to be a borrowing from Scottish Gaelic or to be derived from Scottish Gaelic in some way, but little evidence supports this.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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