Cathcart

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proper noun

A southern suburb of Glasgow, City of Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5860).

OriginScottish Gaelic cath →
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Meanings

proper nounCathcart (countable and uncountable, plural Cathcarts)

plural Cathcarts · alternative Kithcart

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA southern suburb of Glasgow, City of Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5860).
    2. countableuncountableA town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa.
    3. countableuncountableA locality in the Bega Valley council area and the Snowy Monaro council area, south-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
    4. countableuncountableA locality in the Rural City of Ararat, central western Victoria, Australia
    5. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Snohomish County, Washington, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaeliccath“battle”
  2. EnglishCathcart

From Scottish Gaelic cath (“battle”) + the name of the River Cart.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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