geddes

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Synonyms: geodes, geddis, gerdes, beddes

Antonyms: geodes, geddis, gerdes, beddes

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|locality|co/Nairnshire|carea/Highland|cc/Scotland}} {{q|[[OS]] grid ref NH8852}}.
2. {{surname|en|Scottish [[habitational]]|from=Scottish Gaelic}} from the village.
3. {{surname|en|Scottish|from=patronymics}} from [[Geddie]], perhaps a nickname derived from {{l|en|gedd||pike}}.
4. {{place|en|ucomm|charter township:Suf/Ann Arbor|co/Washtenaw County|s/Michigan}}.
5. {{place|en|town|co/Onondaga County|s/New York|;|named for American engineer and surveyor {{w|James Geddes (engineer)|James Geddes}}}}.
6. {{place|en|minor city|co/Charles Mix County|s/South Dakota|;|perhaps named for an early settler, or for railroad official D. C. Geddes}}.

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