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Dalrymple

American  
[dal-rim-puhl, dal-rim-] / dælˈrɪm pəl, ˈdæl rɪm- /

noun

  1. Sir James, 1st Viscount Stair, 1619–95, Scottish jurist.


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Find insight on Ryanair, Eagers Automotive, Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure and more in the latest Market Talks covering auto and transport.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

His descendent, also Sir Hew Dalrymple, said he was "delighted" to now pass on stewardship of both islands and felt the charity was better placed than him to protect it.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

So let us put this down as etymological overreach by Mr. Dalrymple.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

Sam Dalrymple has real Raj pedigree, his paternal grandfather being Hew Hamilton-Dalrymple, the aide-de-camp to Frank Messervy, the first commander in chief of the army of independent Pakistan.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

Bolton, Lord Dalrymple, Captain Fox, Lord G. Grosvenor, and the Hon. J. Coke were all wounded, and, in the darkness of the night, fell into the enemy's hands.

From The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres by Ernest W. Hamilton

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