Etymology

Strathbogie

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Today it means: A valley and district in north-west Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland; the valley is also spelt Strath Bogie. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic Srath Bhalgaidh ← Pictish *strad
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  1. Pictish · derived from*strad“river-valley, dale”
  2. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromsrath
  3. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromSrath Bhalgaidh
  4. English todayStrathbogie

From Scottish Gaelic Srath Bhalgaidh. The first element is either Scottish Gaelic srath or Pictish *strad (“river-valley, dale”). Equivalent to strath + River Bogie.

Words from the same roots

Scottish Gaelicsrath all →

Strachanstrath

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