Balgonie

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proper noun

A castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland

OriginOld Irish baile →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  2. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada

Origin

  1. Old Irishbaile“settlement, homestead”
  2. EnglishBalgonie

From Balgownie, Balgowny, from Old Irish baile (“settlement, homestead”) + gobann (“smith”). Cognate with English Ballygown, English Balnagown, English Balgove.

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APA

Balgonie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Balgonie

MLA

“Balgonie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Balgonie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Balgonie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Balgonie.

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