Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gigha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: gigha
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island off the west coast of Kintyre, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, the main settlement is Ardminish (OS grid refs NR64, NR65).

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Giogha.

Origin

Source language: Scottish Gaelic

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Questions

What does gigha mean?: An island off the west coast of Kintyre, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, the main settlement is Ardminish (OS grid refs NR64, NR65).
Where does gigha come from?: It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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