Urquhart

//ˈɜː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)t// name

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

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"I should be sorry indeed to leave behind me such a reputation as I seem to have hereabouts—though, indeed, a man is very helpless in these cases. He is at a hopeless disadvantage when a woman is his traducer. I can see that Jim Urquhart will never be a friend of mine again, whatever happens."

Etymology

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

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