"Dingle" meaning in English

See Dingle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈdɪŋɡl̩/
Rhymes: -ɪŋɡəl Etymology: From Irish An Daingean, Daingean Uí Chúi (“fort of Ó Cúis”), from daingean (“fortress”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|An Daingean}} Irish An Daingean Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dingle
  1. A harbour town in County Kerry, Ireland and the peninsula on which it stands. Categories (place): Places in County Kerry, Ireland, Places in Ireland, Towns in County Kerry, Ireland, Towns in Ireland Translations (town in County Kerry): an Daingean (Irish), Daingean Uí Chúis (Irish)
    Sense id: en-Dingle-en-name-lIWh8-v4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 26 2 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 67 23 6 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 63 20 10 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 23 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 61 14 15 10 Disambiguation of 'town in County Kerry': 93 5 1
  2. An area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3687). Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Liverpool, Places in Merseyside, England Derived forms: Dingle Bay
    Sense id: en-Dingle-en-name-ykaIWBw5 Categories (other): Neighbourhoods of Liverpool
  3. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Dingle-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɪŋɡl̩/ Forms: Dingles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋɡəl Etymology: From Irish An Daingean, Daingean Uí Chúi (“fort of Ó Cúis”), from daingean (“fortress”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|An Daingean}} Irish An Daingean Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dingle (plural Dingles)
  1. (Sheffield) Someone from Barnsley Tags: Sheffield Synonyms: Barnsleyite
    Sense id: en-Dingle-en-noun-FtI2rPc3

Inflected forms

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