Teviot

T1E1V4I1O1T1

proper noun

A river in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, which joins the Tweed at Kelso.

OriginScottish Gaelic abhainn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A river in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, which joins the Tweed at Kelso.
  2. A river in Otago, New Zealand, which flows into the Clutha River at Roxburgh.
  3. A farming locality in Otago, New Zealand.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelicabhainn
  2. EnglishTeviot

From Scottish Gaelic abhainn Tìbhiot, probably from the same ultimate source as the river Thames, which see.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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