Banff

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Banff

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbænf/

Proper noun

Banff

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

Derived terms

• Banffshire

Translations

town in Alberta, Canada

Chinese: Cantonese: 班夫 (baan1 fu1) Mandarin: 班夫 (Bānfū) French: Banff (fr) Hindi: बानफ (bānaph) Japanese: バンフ (Banfu) Punjabi: ਬੈਨਫ (bainaph) Russian: Банф (Banf)

References

• W. Crammond, The Annals of Banff, Vol. 1, Aberdeen, 1891.