# Ardmore

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #54,621

## Definitions
1. A promontory on the Firth of Clyde, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, between Helensburgh and Cardross (OS grid ref NS3178)
2. A hamlet in Ross-shire, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7086).
3. A hamlet and ferry port on Barra, Western Isles council area, Scotland, otherwise named Àird Mhòr (OS grid ref NF7203).
4. A locality on South Uist, Western Isles council area, otherwise Àird Mhôr (OS grid ref NF7946).
5. A number of points and bays in Highland and Argyll and Bute council areas.
6. A village and seaside resort in County Waterford, Ireland, otherwise named Aird Mhór.
7. A townland in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland.
8. A village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
9. Townlands in County Antrim, County Fermanagh and County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
10. A hamlet in the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87, Alberta, Canada.
11. A neighbourhood in North Saanich, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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22. A rural locality with an airfield south-east of Auckland, New Zealand.

## Etymology
From Irish Ard Mór (or Aird Mhór) and Scottish Gaelic Aird Mhòr, meaning "great height". See further Old Irish - and Old Irish -.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ardmore