Scobie

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Scobie

Where it comes from

Scottish habitational surname from a lost settlement in Perthshire named with Scottish Gaelic sgolbach (“thorny place”).

proper noun Scobies

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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"Scobie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scobie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{scobie_2026,
  title = {Scobie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scobie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}