What does the name Arbuthnott mean?
It comes from Aberbothenoth which comes from the Gaelic. It comes from the parish which lies in Aberdeenshire between Aberdeen and Dundee, where the head of the family still lives. Grid reference: NO 798 755: 381329,773878 Latitude: 56:51:45N Longitude: 2:19:23 W WGS84 10km map 1000m map Another 1000m map Old map of Arbuthnott “Aber” means the influx of a small stream into a greater stream. “Aber” can also mean “mouth of” as in Aberdeen. “Both” or “Bothena” is a baronial residence. “Nethea” has been described as the stream that descends or is lower than something else in the neighbourhood. – Source “Memories of the Arbuthnots”.
