Minnigaff is a veelage an ceevil pairish in the historical coonty o Kirkcoubrieshire in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland.
Leid wis diskivert there in 1763 and wis mine't aboot twa mile fae the veelage until 1839.
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Kintra | Scotland |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
Postcode destrict | DG8 |
Diallin code | 01671 |
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The name Minnigaff or Minigaff is o Breetonic oreegin. The generic element is mönïδ, meann "a kenspeckle hill', while the speceefic is goβ, meanin "a blacksmith". (c.f. Welsh mynydd-gof).
Minnigaff is the birthplace o Sir James Mirrlees (1936-2018), winner o the 1996 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
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