Etymology

Parbroath

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Today it means: A castle in Creich parish, Fife, Scotland. Full definition →

Pictish *part
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  1. Pictish · derived from*Brothoc
  2. Pictish · derived from*part“side, area, region”
  3. English todayParbroath

From Pictish *part (“side, area, region”) + Pictish *Brothoc, an old name for the nearly Fernie Burn.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.