Meanings
plural Guthries
- countableuncountableA surname from Irish or Scottish Gaelic.
Only a few years ago, Tuesday’s announcement that a glove believed to be connected to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Arizona, had no match in a DNA database would have been a dead end. Now for investigators, it is just the beginning.
2026 February 19, Andy Rose, “With no initial DNA match, Guthrie investigators turn to one of their newest tools to crack cases: genetic genealogy”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2026 - A number of places in the United States:
- countableuncountableA ghost town in Greenlee County, Arizona.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Ford County, Illinois.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Indiana.
- countableuncountableA city in Todd County, Kentucky.
- countableuncountableA township in Hubbard County, Minnesota.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri.
- countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Logan County, Oklahoma.
- countableuncountableA small town and census-designated place, the county seat of King County, Texas.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
- countableuncountableA community in Oro-Medonte township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
Origin
- IrishÓ Fhlaithimh
- Scottish Gaelicmag Uchtre
- Irishgaothair
- EnglishGuthrie
Of various origins, including: *An anglicization of Irish gaothair; *An anglicization of Scottish Gaelic mag Uchtre; or *An anglicization of Irish Ó Fhlaithimh.
More words from Irish, Scottish Gaelic
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Guthrie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guthrie
“Guthrie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guthrie. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Guthrie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guthrie.
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