Rattray

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/ɹæ(t).tɹeɪ/

proper noun

A small town and former burgh, now a part of the town of Blairgowrie and Rattray, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1845).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A small town and former burgh, now a part of the town of Blairgowrie and Rattray, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1845).
  2. A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic from the place name.

Origin

From Pictish, probably equivalent to Welsh rhawdd (“fortress”) + tref (“village”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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