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gorrie

[ˈɡɑɻwɪj]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
gor-rie
IPA
[ˈɡɑɻwɪj]
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname

Etymology

Short form of McGorrie, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Goraidh, from Old Norse Guðrøðr, from Old Norse Guðfríðr, from Proto-Germanic *gudą (“god, deity, divine”) + Proto-Germanic *frīdaz (“peace, tranquility, friendship”). Doublet of Godfrey and Jeffrey. Related to Icelandic Guðfríður, German Godafride, Latin Godefridus and Irish McGorry.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Mac Goraidh, Guðrøðr, Guðfríðr, *gudą, *frīdaz

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: [ˈɡɑɻwɪj]
  • British English: [ˈɡɒɹ̠wiː]

Inflected Forms

Gorries (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce gorrie?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˈɡɑɻwɪj].
What does gorrie mean?
A surname
Where does gorrie come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

How to pronounce gorrie

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