English Explanatory Dictionary

Methven

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO0226).
  2. A small town in Ashburton district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  3. A surname.

Word forms

Methven

Etymology

Probably from Pictish [Term?], equivalent to Welsh medd (“mead”) + Welsh maen (“stone”).

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