English Explanatory Dictionary

Cargill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A hamlet in Perthshire, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1536).
  2. A community in Brockton municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɑːɡɪl/

Word forms

Cargill Cargills

Etymology

Probably from Pictish. The first element is equivalent to Welsh caer (“fort, ramparts”).

Derived words

Invercargill
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