Abercrombie

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UK/ˈæb.əˌkɹɒm.bi/US/ˈæb.ɚˌkɹɑm.bi/

proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A number of places:
    1. A hamlet near St Monance, Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO5102).
    2. A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    3. An unincorporated community in Bibb County, Alabama, United States.
    4. A minor city in Richland County, North Dakota, United States.
    5. A township in Richland County, North Dakota.
    6. A locality in the Bathurst council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
    7. A river and national park in New South Wales, Australia.
    8. A rural locality in Tasmania, Australia.

Origin

Of Scottish Gaelic origin, said to be from the earlier Abarcrumbach.

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Translations

Arabic أَبِرْكْرُومْبِي, أبيركرومبي
  • أَبِرْكْرُومْبِي (ʔabirkrūmbī)surname
  • أبيركرومبيminor city in Richland County, North Dakota
Chinese Mandarin 阿伯克朗比, 阿伯克龙比
  • 阿伯克朗比river and national park in New South Wales, Australia
  • 阿伯克龙比minor city in Richland County, North Dakota
Irish Obar Chrombaidh
  • Obar Chrombaidhhamlet in Fife, Scotland
Japanese アバークロンビー
  • アバークロンビーriver and national park in New South Wales, Australia
Korean 애버크롬비
  • 애버크롬비 (aebeokeurombi)river and national park in New South Wales, Australia
Latvian Aberkrombī
  • Aberkrombīriver and national park in New South Wales, Australia
Persian آبرکرامبی
  • آبرکرامبیminor city in Richland County, North Dakota
Scottish Gaelic Obar Chrombaidh, Abar Chrombail
  • Obar Chrombaidhhamlet in Fife, Scotland
  • Abar Chrombailcommunity in Nova Scotia, Canada
Urdu ایبرکرومبی, ایبرکرومبی
  • ایبرکرومبیhamlet in Fife, Scotland
  • ایبرکرومبیminor city in Richland County, North Dakota
Cite this entry
APA

Abercrombie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abercrombie

MLA

“Abercrombie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abercrombie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Abercrombie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abercrombie.

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