English Explanatory Dictionary

Banff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in Alberta, Canada.
  2. A town in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, and the former county town of Banffshire.

Pronunciation

/ˈbænf/

Word forms

Banff

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic, possibly banbh (“piglet”) or bean (“woman”) + naomh (“holy”).

Derived words

Banffshire
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