Etymology

Cromarty

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Today it means: A small coastal town in the Highland council area, northern Scotland (OS grid ref NH7867). Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic crom
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The story

  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromcrom“crooked, bent”
  2. English todayCromarty

From Scottish Gaelic crom (“crooked, bent”) + àrd (“height”) or bati (“bay”).

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