Meanings
proper noun
- A river in Aberdeenshire council area, north-eastern Scotland, which flows into the North Sea.
The bridge over the Ythan at Ellon. The smaller arch at the south end was added after the abutment had collapsed
1956 January, H. A. Vallance, “Northwards from Aberdeen”, in Railway Magazine, page 14, image caption
Origin
According to Watson (1926), from Pictish, in turn from Proto-Brythonic, Proto-Celtic *Iectona (“the talkative one”), compare Welsh iaith (“language”).
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APA
Ythan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ythan
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ythan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ythan.
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