Arbuthnott
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Arbuthnot
Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Obar Bhuadhnait, a placename composed of a Pictish element meaning "confluence" + the stream name Buadhnat, which means "virtuos" or "healing", because this stream was regarded as holy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑːr.bʌθ.nɒt/
Proper noun
Arbuthnott (countable and uncountable, plural Arbuthnotts)
- A village in Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO7975).
- A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Arbuthnott is the 24140th most common surname in England, belonging to 171 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Arbuthnott”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 51.
- Forebears