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gullane

/ˈɡʌlɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
gul-lane
IPA
/ˈɡʌlɪn/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A coastal village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4882).

Etymology

Ultimately from Scottish Gaelic gualann (“shoulder”); the pronunciation with /ʌ/ is historically a spelling pronunciation, but is now the usual local pronunciation.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce gullane?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡʌlɪn/.
What does gullane mean?
A coastal village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4882).
Where does gullane come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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