English Explanatory Dictionary

Abernethy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Abernethy Abernathy Abernethies

Etymology

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.

Derived words

Abernethian Hosford-Abernethy
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