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Abernethy

name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1816).
  2. 2
    A locality in the Cessnock council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. 3
    A topographic surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Abernethy biscuit. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Etymology

Etymology 1

The first part of the name, Aber, is thought to be a Pictish word meaning "confluence," from Proto-Brythonic *aber + the name Nethy, a river in Scotland.

Etymology 2

The first part of the name, Aber, is thought to be a Pictish word meaning "confluence," from Proto-Brythonic *aber + the name Nethy, a river in Scotland.

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