Etymology

Noth

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Today it means: An ancient district of Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland. Full definition →

Proto-Brythonic *noɨθ
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  1. Proto-Brythonic · derived from*noɨθ“naked, bare”
  2. English todayNoth

Uncertain; per Noble (2026), possibly involving a Pictish/Proto-Brythonic *noɨθ (“naked, bare”) (cf. Cornish noth, Welsh noeth).

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