Banff

English

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.