Meanings
proper nounArbuckle (countable and uncountable, plural Arbuckles)
plural Arbuckles · alternative Hornbuckle
- countableuncountableA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- countableuncountableA census-designated place in Colusa County, California, United States.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia, United States.
- countableuncountableA locality in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
Origin
- Scottish Gaelicearrann“part, section”
- EnglishArbuckle
Habitational surname from a minor place in North Lanarkshire, from Scottish Gaelic earrann (“part, section”) + buachaille (“of the herdsman”).
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APA
Arbuckle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arbuckle
MLA
“Arbuckle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arbuckle. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arbuckle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arbuckle.
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