Where does “Dumfries” come from?

Dumfries derives from Scottish Gaelic Dùn Phris, with dùn meaning fort and Phris likely referring to a person or place name, though the precise sense of Phris remains uncertain.

Dumfries (English): and the former county town of Dumfriesshire OS grid ref NX9776

Definitions

  1. and the former county town of Dumfriesshire OS grid ref NX9776

Ancestry of “Dumfries”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicDùn Phris

Words derived from “Dumfries

Every word from Scottish Gaelic Dùn Phris