Gourock

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/ˈɡʊəɹək/

proper noun

A town on the Firth of Clyde in Inverclyde council area, Scotland; historically it was a burgh in Renfrewshire (OS grid ref NS2477).

OriginScottish Gaelic Guireag ← Middle Irish guirín ← Old Irish guirid →
UncommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town on the Firth of Clyde in Inverclyde council area, Scotland; historically it was a burgh in Renfrewshire (OS grid ref NS2477).

Origin

  1. Old Irishguirid“to warm, heat”
  2. Middle Irishguirín“pustule”
  3. Scottish GaelicGuireag“pimple”
  4. EnglishGourock

From Scottish Gaelic Guireag (“pimple”), from Middle Irish guirín (“pustule”), from or related to Old Irish guirid (“to warm, heat”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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