English Explanatory Dictionary

Cromarty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A small coastal town in the Highland council area, northern Scotland (OS grid ref NH7867).
  2. A sea area that covers the Cromarty Firth.
  3. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Word forms

Cromarty Cromartys Cromartie

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic crom (“crooked, bent”) + àrd (“height”) or bati (“bay”).

Derived words

Cromarty Firth Cromartyshire Ross and Cromarty
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