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Arbuthnott

/ˈɑːɹ.bʌθ.nɒt/

Arbuthnott proper noun: a village in Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO7975).

Proper noun

Arbuthnott (countable and uncountable, plural Arbuthnotts)

  1. A village in Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO7975).
  2. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Forms of Arbuthnott

pluralArbuthnotts
alternative formArbuthnot

Origin of Arbuthnott

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Obar Bhuadhnait, a placename composed of a Pictish element meaning "confluence" + the stream name Buadhnat, which means "virtuous" or "healing", because this stream was regarded as holy.

Questions about Arbuthnott

What does Arbuthnott mean?
Arbuthnott means a village in Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO7975).
What part of speech is Arbuthnott?
Arbuthnott is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Arbuthnott?
Arbuthnott is pronounced /ˈɑːɹ.bʌθ.nɒt/.

Words near Arbuthnott in the dictionary

  1. arbutean
  2. arbutes
  3. Arbuthnot
  4. Arbuthnotian
  5. Arbuthnots
  6. Arbuthnott
  7. Arbuthnotts
  8. arbuti
  9. arbutin
  10. arbutinase
  11. arbutoid

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