Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tobermory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
to-ber-mory
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village, the main settlement on the island of Mull in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM5055).

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Tobar Mhoire (literally “Mary's well”).

Origin

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Questions

What does tobermory mean?
A village, the main settlement on the island of Mull in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM5055).
Where does tobermory come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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