Caimbeul

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Bahuvrīhi compound of cam (“crooked, bent”) +‎ beul (“mouth”). Cf. Camshron.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Caimbeul m (feminine Chaimbeul)

  1. a surname, equivalent to English Campbell, "wry-mouthed".[1][2]

Mutation

Mutation of Caimbeul
radical lenition
Caimbeul Chaimbeul

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ https://electricscotland.com/webclans/surnamesofscotland.pdf
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “campbell”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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