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Where does “gorrym” come from?

gorrym (Manx) comes from Middle Irish gorm, from Proto-Celtic gurmos — dun, dark, blue.

gorrym (Manx): blue; black

Definitions

  1. blue; black

Ancestry of “gorrym”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishgormblue
2Proto-Celticgurmosdun, dark, blue

Words derived from “gorrym”

  • speyr-ghorrym
  • gorrymee
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