Meanings
proper noun
- A town in Highland council area, Scotland, originally in Morayshire (OS grid ref NJ0327).
Origin
From Grant + town + (River) Spey; named after Sir James Grant, 8th Baronet.
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Grantown-on-Spey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grantown-on-Spey
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“Grantown-on-Spey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grantown-on-Spey. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Grantown-on-Spey,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grantown-on-Spey.
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