Prony

P3R1O1N1Y4

proper noun

A locality in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.

OriginScottish Gaelic pronn →
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Meanings

Prony1

proper noun
  1. A locality in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.

Prony2

proper noun
  1. A village in Le Mont-Dore commune, New Caledonia.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelicpronn“crumbly soil”
  2. EnglishProny

Possibly from Scottish Gaelic pronn (“crumbly soil”), or the Pictish cognate of Welsh bron (“breast, breast-shaped hill”), bryn (“hill”) or pren (“wood”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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