Guirl

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English

Etymology

Possibly from an alteration of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French guirlande (“garland”), which suggests that the name may have originated as an occupational surname for someone who makes and sells garlands.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l
  • Homophone: girl

Proper noun

Guirl

  1. A surname Of American usage.
    • 1905, Edgar Harvey Defebaugh, Barrel and Box and Packages, volume 10, page 50:
      Mr. Guirl is a native of Indiana, and his partner, Mr. H. A. Daggett, who was born in Maine, joined him at Clay City about six years ago.
    • 1969, Cactus and Succulent Journal of Great Britain
      The rosette for the best succulent went to Mrs. H. Guirl for her Gibbaeum heathii, a splendid plant with some 20 heads.

Anagrams

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