Turriff

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A small market town in Aberdeenshire in north-east Scotland, situated in the valley of the River Deveron
2. A settlement in the Aberdeenshire region of north-eastern Scotland, lying along the banks of the River Deveron
3. A community in north-east Scotland within Aberdeenshire, known as a traditional rural market centre on the Deveron

Etymology: Turriff is a market town in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland, on the River Deveron, so this is a place-name rather than a common word. Its origin is uncertain. The name is usually thought to derive from Gaelic, and one suggestion links it to a word for a mound or hill, which would suit a settlement on rising ground above the river. The exact derivation has not been firmly established, so any single explanation should be treated as a likely guess.