# Hebrides

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhɛbɹədiːz/ · frequency rank #35,329

## Definitions
1. The islands off the west coast of Scotland, divided into the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides.
2. A sea area that is centred on these islands.

## Etymology
From Latin Hebudes or Haebudes, with u likely turned to ri by scribal error. Earlier origin unknown, though Venneman (1999) speculatively offers a Proto-Semitic solution in *’y (“island”) + *p d (“lamb”). Compare Ancient Greek Ἕβουδαι (Héboudai), islands mentioned by Ptolemy and Pliny, likely the Hebrides.

## Common misspellings (12)
`ehbrides`, `hberides`, `hebbrides`, `hebirdes`, `hebrdies`, `hebriddes`, `hebridess`, `hebridse`, `hebrieds`, `hebrrides`, `herbides`, `hhebrides`

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