Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wemyss

/wiːmz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: we-myss
IPA: /wiːmz/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A parish in Fife council area, Scotland.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic uaimh (“cave”) + -es (“place of”).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /wiːmz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Wemysses (plural) Weems (alternative)

Phrases

East Wemyss Wemyss Bay West Wemyss

Questions

How do you pronounce wemyss?: The recorded pronunciation is /wiːmz/.
What does wemyss mean?: A parish in Fife council area, Scotland.
Where does wemyss come from?: From Scottish Gaelic uaimh (“cave”) + -es (“place of”).

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