Meanings
plural Tarbets
- countableuncountableA surname.
- countableuncountableA village in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3104).
- countableuncountableA settlement on Loch Leven, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM7992).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Sutherland, Highland council area (OS grid ref NC1648).
Origin
In Scotland, from Scottish Gaelic An Tairbeart (place of portage, isthmus).
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Cite this entry
Tarbet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tarbet
“Tarbet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tarbet. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tarbet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tarbet.
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