Moray

See also: moray

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Moravia, Morauia, from Scottish Gaelic Moireibh, Moireabh, Moreb, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *mori (“sea”) + *trebā (“settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʌɹi/
• Homophones: Murray, murrey
• Rhymes: -ʌɹi

Proper noun

Moray

1. A historical county in northern Scotland, absorbed into Grampian Region in 1975.
2. A local government district in Grampian Region from 1975 until Grampian Region's abolition in 1996.
3. A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.
4. An unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States.

Synonyms

• Morayshire (county)

Derived terms

• Moray Firth

Related terms

• Moravian
• Morayvian

References

• David Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, rev. edn (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011), p. 333.

Anagrams

• Amory, Mayor, Raymo, mayor