Caithness

English

Etymology

The placename is of Pictish origin, named after a tribe called the Catti, with the common Old Norse suffix -ness (“headland”). The tribe name is of uncertain origin, but compare *katus (“battle”).

Pronunciation

• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈkeθnɛs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪθnɪs/, /keɪθˈnɛs/

Proper noun

Caithness

1. A historical county in the far north of Scotland, which was abolished and merged into Highland Region in 1975, which became the Highland council area in 1996.
2. A Scottish earldom.
3. A type of cheese from Caithness in Scotland.

Derived terms

• Ord of Caithness

Anagrams

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