English Explanatory Dictionary

Wemyss

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A parish in Fife council area, Scotland.
  2. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Pronunciation

/wiːmz/

Word forms

Wemyss Wemysses Weems

Etymology

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

Derived words

East Wemyss Wemyss Bay West Wemyss
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