Arbuthnott

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/ˈɑːɹ.bʌθ.nɒt/

proper noun

A village in Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO7975).

OriginScottish Gaelic Obar Bhuadhnait →
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Meanings

proper nounArbuthnott (countable and uncountable, plural Arbuthnotts)

plural Arbuthnotts · alternative Arbuthnot

  1. countableuncountableA village in Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO7975).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicObar Bhuadhnait
  2. EnglishArbuthnott

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Obar Bhuadhnait, a placename composed of a Pictish element meaning "confluence" + the stream name Buadhnat, which means "virtuous" or "healing", because this stream was regarded as holy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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