Urquhart

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/ˈɜː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)t//ˈɜː(ɹ)kɑː(ɹ)t/

proper noun

A village in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ285626).

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Meanings

proper nounUrquhart (countable and uncountable, plural Urquharts)

plural Urquharts

  1. countableuncountableA village in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ285626).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Origin

Probably from Pictish, equivalent to Welsh ar (“on”) + cardden (“enclosure”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Urquhart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Urquhart

MLA

“Urquhart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Urquhart. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Urquhart,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Urquhart.

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