Gorrie

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/ˈɡɔri/UK[ˈɡɒɹ̠wiː]British, Southern, Standard[ˈɡɔɹ̠wɪj]US[ˈɡɑɻwɪj]

proper noun

A surname

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Goraidh ← Old Norse Guðrøðr ← Proto-Germanic *gudą →
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Meanings

proper nounGorrie (plural Gorries)

plural Gorries

  1. A surname

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*frīdaz“peace, tranquility, friendship”
  2. Proto-Germanic*gudą“god, deity, divine”
  3. Old NorseGuðfríðr
  4. Old NorseGuðrøðr
  5. Scottish GaelicMac Goraidh
  6. EnglishGorrie

Short form of McGorrie, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Goraidh, from Old Norse Guðrøðr, from Old Norse Guðfríðr, from Proto-Germanic *gudą (“god, deity, divine”) + Proto-Germanic *frīdaz (“peace, tranquility, friendship”). Doublet of Godfrey and Jeffrey. Related to Icelandic Guðfríður, German Godafride, Latin Godefridus and Irish McGorry.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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