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cromarty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
cro-mar-ty
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A small coastal town in the Highland council area, northern Scotland (OS grid ref NH7867).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A sea area that covers the Cromarty Firth.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic crom (“crooked, bent”) + àrd (“height”) or bati (“bay”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Cromartys (plural) Cromartie (alternative)

Derived Forms

Cromartyshire

Phrases

Cromarty Firth Ross and Cromarty

Questions

What does cromarty mean?
A small coastal town in the Highland council area, northern Scotland (OS grid ref NH7867).
Where does cromarty come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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