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Tarbet

Tarbet proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Tarbet (countable and uncountable, plural Tarbets)

  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3104).
  3. A settlement on Loch Leven, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM7992).
  4. A hamlet in Sutherland, Highland council area (OS grid ref NC1648).

Forms of Tarbet

pluralTarbets

Origin of Tarbet

In Scotland, from Scottish Gaelic An Tairbeart (place of portage, isthmus).

Questions about Tarbet

What does Tarbet mean?
Tarbet means a surname.
What part of speech is Tarbet?
Tarbet is a proper noun.

Words near Tarbet in the dictionary

  1. Tarbellizes
  2. Tarbellizing
  3. Tarbells
  4. Tarbert
  5. Tarbes
  6. Tarbet
  7. Tarbets
  8. tarboard
  9. tarboards
  10. Tarbock
  11. tarbogan

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