Guthrie

G2U1T1H4R1I1E1
/ˈɡʌθɹi/

proper noun

A surname from Irish or Scottish Gaelic.

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

proper nounGuthrie (countable and uncountable, plural Guthries)

plural Guthries

  1. 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
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA ghost town in Greenlee County, Arizona.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Ford County, Illinois.
    3. countableuncountableA city in Todd County, Kentucky.
    4. countableuncountableA township in Hubbard County, Minnesota.
    5. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Logan County, Oklahoma.
    6. countableuncountableA small town and census-designated place, the county seat of King County, Texas.
  3. countableuncountableA community in Oro-Medonte township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. countableuncountableA small village in Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO5650).

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Fhlaithimh
  2. Scottish Gaelicmag Uchtre
  3. Irishgaothair
  4. EnglishGuthrie

Of various origins, including: *An anglicization of Irish gaothair; *An anglicization of Scottish Gaelic mag Uchtre; or *An anglicization of Irish Ó Fhlaithimh.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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