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Girvan meaning

  1. A town or burgh in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX1897).
  2. A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Using Girvan

  • The main meaning on this page is: A town or burgh in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX1897). | A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. | A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  • In the example corpus, girvan often appears in combinations such as: in girvan, near girvan, girvan is.

Context around Girvan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 4 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

near 2× tree 1× mrs 1× allison 1× troon 1× paul 1× liam 1× plus 1× morven 1×

Often after:

harbour 2× grove 1× prestwick 1× lifeboat 1× noted 1× football 1× via 1× michelle 1×

Sentence patterns with Girvan

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

area of girvan 1× ayr troon girvan and brodick 1× ballantrae near girvan in ayrshire 1× by allison girvan 1× cherry tree girvan prestwick north 1× cox morven girvan michelle morrison 1× exercise from girvan harbour on 1× farm near girvan and recently 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a police scotland 1× additionally external door 1× as a result 1× five of the 1× girvan lifeboat was 1× girvan noted that 1×

Common sentence endings:

and fenwick street 1× and louise kerr 1× area of girvan 1× at girvan harbour 1× by allison girvan 1× civic week celebrations 1×

Words around Girvan

Just before it in the word index:

girtz 3 girton 3 girthy 3 girths 4 girth 44 girt 12

Just after it in the word index:

gis 152 gisa 5 gisbergen 8 gisbert 2 gisborne 21 gisburn 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdulai 27 abhinandan 27 abhor 27 abo 27 abscesses 27 abul 27

Corpus analysis for Girvan

  • In this selection, "girvan" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, near, tree, mrs, harbour, grove and prestwick stand out and add context to how "girvan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include area of girvan and ayr troon girvan and brodick. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "girvan" sits close to words such as abdulai, abhinandan and abhor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with girvan

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

MSP Elena Whitham at Girvan Football Club. (7 words)

Liam Girvan was still missing for Beauly. (7 words)

This will travel between Stranraer and Girvan via Barrhill. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

Glenapp Castle, a 21-bedroom hotel at Ballantrae near Girvan in Ayrshire, said it was “delighted” to announce that it had been awarded the “Hotel of the Year” accolade by PoB Hotels, the luxury hotel marketing group. (37 words)

As a result of the success, the partnership also reinvigorated the annual Summer Cup Football Tournament, held at the end of June as part of the Girvan’s Civic Week celebrations. (31 words)

The ship's main Clyde summer season, with more destinations added to the timetable, including Ayr, Troon, Girvan and Brodick, runs from June 23 to August 27. (27 words)

Example sentences (20)

Additionally, external door works have been carried out for tenants in Girvan Grove and Fenwick Street.

Five of the council’s early years centres will remain open on Tuesday: Cherry Tree, Girvan, Prestwick North, Space Place, Wallacetown.

Girvan Lifeboat was then stood down along with other assets and made ready for the next service call.

Glenapp Castle, a 21-bedroom hotel at Ballantrae near Girvan in Ayrshire, said it was “delighted” to announce that it had been awarded the “Hotel of the Year” accolade by PoB Hotels, the luxury hotel marketing group.

Maxine set the wheels in motion after realising that the only beach in South Ayrshire that has these adapted wheelchairs is in Girvan.

Mrs Girvan is looking forward to seeing her produce at Westminster this weekend.

The Fireworks mass choir event in 2018 at the Nelson arena, directed by Allison Girvan.

The lifeboat was joined by the animals as the crew set off for their exercise from Girvan Harbour on Sunday, November 26.

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The ship's main Clyde summer season, with more destinations added to the timetable, including Ayr, Troon, Girvan and Brodick, runs from June 23 to August 27.

We Hae Meat is based at Cairnhill farm near Girvan and recently won two prizes at the Scottish Family Business Awards.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "On Wednesday, 22 May, 2024, officers received a report of vandalism in the Carrick Road area of Girvan.

As a result of the success, the partnership also reinvigorated the annual Summer Cup Football Tournament, held at the end of June as part of the Girvan’s Civic Week celebrations.

Girvan noted that a few of the graves list death dates as being in the 1790s, but that might not even tell the full story.

MSP Elena Whitham at Girvan Football Club.

Robin Swann of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) won in South Antrim at the expense of the DUP's Paul Girvan.

The nearest public toilets to Ainslie Park are located at Girvan harbour.

This will travel between Stranraer and Girvan via Barrhill.

Liam Girvan was still missing for Beauly.

Plus Girvan is famous for the historic Turnberry golf course, one of the links courses that hosts the Open Championship.

The ‘Nurses on Tour’ are from left: Gayle Sougall, Marjorie Leighton, Sarah Kelly, Kareen McEachran, Nicole Napier, Caerla Cox, Morven Girvan, Michelle Morrison and Louise Kerr.

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Common combinations with girvan

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "girvan" in a sentence?
An example: "Additionally, external door works have been carried out for tenants in Girvan Grove and Fenwick Street." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "girvan" from authentic English texts.
What does "girvan" mean?
Girvan means: A town or burgh in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX1897).
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