Moffat

M3O1F4F4A1T1

proper noun

A town and former burgh in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT085052).

OriginScottish Gaelic magh →
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Meanings

proper nounMoffat (countable and uncountable, plural Moffats)

plural Moffats · alternative Maffett · alternative Moffatt · alternative Moffett · alternative Moffitt · alternative Mofield · alternative Muffett

  1. countableuncountableA town and former burgh in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT085052).
  2. countableuncountableA town in Saguache County, Colorado, United States.
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Bell County, Texas, United States.
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelicmagh“field, plain”
  2. EnglishMoffat

From Scottish Gaelic magh (“field, plain”) + fada (“long”).

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APA

Moffat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moffat

MLA

“Moffat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moffat. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Moffat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moffat.

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