"Firth" meaning in English

See Firth in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Firths [plural]
Etymology: * As an English and Scottish surname, from Old English fyrhþe (“forest”). * As a Scottish surname, from Firth in Orkney, itself from Old Norse fjǫrðr (“firth”). * As a Welsh surname, from ffrith, itself borrowed from the first sense. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|fyrhþe|t=forest}} Old English fyrhþe (“forest”), {{der|en|non|fjǫrðr|t=firth}} Old Norse fjǫrðr (“firth”), {{der|en|cy|-}} Welsh Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Firths}} Firth (countable and uncountable, plural Firths)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Firth-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A town in Bingham County, Idaho, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Idaho, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Idaho, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Firth-en-name-MmrPkI0p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 58 15 13 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 58 11 13 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 60 11 13 13
  3. A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Nebraska, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Nebraska, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Firth-en-name-~n0JX1OS
  4. A parish on the Bay of Firth, Mainland, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HY3514 (approx.) Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Scotland, Places in the Orkney Islands, Scotland
    Sense id: en-Firth-en-name-cb5DNXqw
  5. A small village in north-east Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU4473). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Scotland, Places in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, Villages in Scotland, Villages in the Shetland Islands, Scotland
    Sense id: en-Firth-en-name-6-i9ev9V

Inflected forms

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