Wemyss

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UK/wiːmz/

proper noun

A parish in Fife council area, Scotland.

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Meanings

proper nounWemyss (countable and uncountable, plural Wemysses)

plural Wemysses · alternative Weems

  1. countableuncountableA parish in Fife council area, Scotland.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Origin

From Scottish Gaelic uaimh (“cave”) + -es (“place of”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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