Guthrie

/ˈɡʌθɹi/ name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An Irish or Scottish surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Greenlee County, Arizona. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Ford County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Todd County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Hubbard County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Logan County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A small town and census-designated place, the county seat of King County, Texas. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A community in Oro-Medonte township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A small village in Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO5650). countable, uncountable

Example

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"The road which was made under the superintendence of Captain (afterwards Colonel) Guthrie, of the Bengal Engineers between 1837 and 1844, at the joint expense of the British and Manipuri Governments, the former paying the larger share, was excellent for foot passengers and pack animals, but not wide enough and too steep for wheeled traffic on a large scale."

Etymology

Of various origins, including: *An anglicization of Irish gaothair; *An anglicization of Scottish Gaelic mag Uchtre; or *An anglicization of Irish Ó Fhlaithimh.

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