Tarbet

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proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

proper nounTarbet (countable and uncountable, plural Tarbets)

plural Tarbets

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA village in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3104).
  3. countableuncountableA settlement on Loch Leven, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM7992).
  4. 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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APA

Tarbet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tarbet

MLA

“Tarbet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tarbet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tarbet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tarbet.

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