"Banff" meaning in English

See Banff in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈbænf/ [UK]
Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic, possibly banbh (“piglet”) or bean (“woman”) + naomh (“holy”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|-}} Scottish Gaelic Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Banff
  1. A town in Alberta, Canada. Categories (place): Places in Alberta, Places in Canada, Towns in Alberta, Towns in Canada Translations (town in Alberta, Canada): 班夫 (baan¹ fu¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 班夫 (Bānfū) (Chinese Mandarin), Banff (French), बानफ (bānaph) (Hindi), バンフ (Banfu) (Japanese), ਬੈਨਫ (bainaph) (Punjabi), Банф (Banf) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Banff-en-name-OgmFo2z- Disambiguation of 'town in Alberta, Canada': 93 7
  2. A town in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, and the former county town of Banffshire. Categories (place): Places in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Places in Scotland, Towns in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Towns in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Banff-en-name-Dyg-E0VS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Punjabi translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Punjabi translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Banffshire
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