Moray
See also: moray
English
editEtymology
editFrom Medieval Latin Moravia, Morauia, from Scottish Gaelic Moireibh, Moireabh, Moreb, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *mori (“sea”) + *trebā (“settlement”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMoray
- A historical county in northern Scotland, absorbed into Grampian Region in 1975.
- A local government district in Grampian Region from 1975 until Grampian Region's abolition in 1996.
- A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.
- An unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States.
Synonyms
edit- Morayshire (county)
Derived terms
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editReferences
edit- David Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, rev. edn (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011), p. 333.
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- Rhymes:English/ʌɹi
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- en:Traditional counties of Scotland
- en:Places in Scotland
- en:Moray, Scotland
- en:Council areas of Scotland
- en:Unincorporated communities in Kansas, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Kansas, USA
- en:Places in the United States