English Explanatory Dictionary

Durness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A coastal village in north Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC4067).

Word forms

Durness

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Diùranais, further etymology uncertain; possibly dòrainn nis (“tempest point”), dhu (see dubh) thír nis (“point of the black land”), or a borrowing from Old Norse dýr (“deer, wild animal”). More at Durness.

Derived words

Kyle of Durness
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