Inverbervie

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proper noun

A small coastal town in south Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, historically in Kincardineshire (OS grid ref NO8372).

Similar
Bervie
OriginScottish Gaelic inbhir ← Pictish *aber →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A small coastal town in south Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, historically in Kincardineshire (OS grid ref NO8372).

    Synonyms: Bervie

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA small coastal town in south Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, historically in Kincardineshire (OS grid ref NO8372).

Similar
Bervie
Also see
bervie

Origin

  1. Pictish*aber“river mouth, confluence”
  2. Scottish Gaelicinbhir“river mouth, confluence”
  3. EnglishInverbervie

From Scottish Gaelic inbhir (“river mouth, confluence”) + Bervie, a river name (see Bervie Water). The 12th century form of the name was Haberberui, showing that inbhir replaced Pictish *aber (“river mouth, confluence”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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