Caithness.
A historical county in the far north of Scotland, which was abolished and merged into Highland Region in 1975, which became the Highland council area in 1996.
Meaning & usage
A historical county in the far north of Scotland, which was abolished and merged into Highland Region in 1975, which became the Highland council area in 1996.
A Scottish earldom.
A type of cheese from Caithness in Scotland.
Where this word comes from
The placename is of Pictish origin, named after a tribe called the Catti, with the common Old Norse suffix -ness (“headland”). The tribe name is of uncertain origin, but compare *katus (“battle”).
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