Ardmore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A promontory on the Firth of Clyde, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, between Helensburgh and Cardross (OS grid ref NS3178)
  2. A hamlet in Ross-shire, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7086).
  3. A hamlet and ferry port on Barra, Western Isles council area, Scotland, otherwise named Àird Mhòr (OS grid ref NF7203).
  4. A locality on South Uist, Western Isles council area, otherwise Àird Mhôr (OS grid ref NF7946).
  5. A number of points and bays in Highland and Argyll and Bute council areas.
  6. A village and seaside resort in County Waterford, Ireland, otherwise named Aird Mhór.
  7. A townland in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland.
  8. A village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
  9. Townlands in County Antrim, County Fermanagh and County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
  10. A hamlet in the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87, Alberta, Canada.
  11. A neighbourhood in North Saanich, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
  12. A number of places in the United States:

Word forms

Ardmore

Etymology

From Irish Ard Mór (or Aird Mhór) and Scottish Gaelic Aird Mhòr, meaning "great height". See further Old Irish - and Old Irish -.

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