Etymology

Biffie

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Today it means: A locality in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland. Full definition →

Middle Irish Bidbin
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  1. Middle Irish · derived fromBidbin
  2. English todayBiffie

From Middle Irish Bidbin. Probably from Pictish, containing the cognate of Welsh bedw (“birch”), Scottish Gaelic beith.

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