Cargill

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Cargill

/ˈkɑːɡɪl/ UK

Where it comes from

Probably from Pictish. The first element is equivalent to Welsh caer (“fort, ramparts”).

proper noun Cargills

countable, uncountable A hamlet in Perthshire, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1536).
countable, uncountable A community in Brockton municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic. When a rival meatpacker filed an antitrust lawsuit to block the deal, the Reagan administration intervened on the side of Cargill.

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"Cargill." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cargill. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Cargill. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cargill

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"Cargill." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cargill.

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@misc{cargill_2026,
  title = {Cargill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cargill},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}