Given name & surname

Arbuthnot

Arbuthnot is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Arbuthnot is a form of Arbuthnott. Arbuthnott comes from Scottish Gaelic.

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Arbuthnot’s family of names

In English usage, Arbuthnot as a surname has a related form in ARBUTHNOTT.

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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“helper and defender of mankind”

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Amhuinn

“from the alder-tree river”

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Aneislis

“a careful and thoughtful person”

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Sibling ideas

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