Orchy

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proper noun

A river in Argyll and Bute council area, in the Highlands of Scotland, which flows from Loch Tulla to Loch Awe.

OriginProto-Brythonic *argoɨd →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A river in Argyll and Bute council area, in the Highlands of Scotland, which flows from Loch Tulla to Loch Awe.

Origin

  1. Proto-Brythonic*argoɨd“surrounding forest”
  2. EnglishOrchy

Possibly from Proto-Brythonic *argoɨd (“surrounding forest”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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