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arbuthnott

/ˈɑːɹ.bʌθ.nɒt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
ar-buth-nott
IPA
/ˈɑːɹ.bʌθ.nɒt/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO7975).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Obar Bhuadhnait

Usage

Inflected Forms

Arbuthnotts (plural) Arbuthnot (alternative)

Homonyms

arbuthnot

Questions

How do you pronounce arbuthnott?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑːɹ.bʌθ.nɒt/.
What does arbuthnott mean?
A village in Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO7975).
Where does arbuthnott come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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