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Pennan

Pennan proper noun: a village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ8465).

Proper noun

Pennan

  1. A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ8465).

Origin of Pennan

Probably from Pictish *pen (“head, top, summit”).

Questions about Pennan

What does Pennan mean?
Pennan means a village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ8465).
What part of speech is Pennan?
Pennan is a proper noun.

Words near Pennan in the dictionary

  1. pennals
  2. penname
  3. pennames
  4. Pennamite
  5. Pennamites
  6. Pennan
  7. pennant
  8. Pennant Hills
  9. Pennant Melangell
  10. pennanted
  11. pennantite

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