Banff

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A historic coastal town in northeast Scotland, once the county town of Banffshire ; a mountain resort community in Alberta, Canada, set within a famous national park
2. A small seaside town on the Moray Firth in northeast Scotland ; a tourist town in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, known for its hot springs and national park setting
3. An old market town on the northeast coast of Scotland ; a popular alpine holiday town in western Canada, surrounded by mountains and a national park

Etymology: Banff, the town on Scotland's northeast coast, takes its name from Scottish Gaelic "Banbh," and the exact meaning of that name is uncertain. One possibility is that it comes from "banbh," meaning piglet. The other possibility splits the name in two: "bean," meaning woman, and "naomh," meaning holy. Both explanations are offered as possible, so neither can be confirmed as the true origin.