Aberdeen

English

Etymology

The first element is either Scottish Gaelic aber (“river mouth”) or Pictish aber (“confluence”), both from Proto-Celtic *abū (“river”). The second element is Don (“river in Scotland”) (the site of Old Aberdeen). Written Aberdon circa 1187 and Aberden circa 1214.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æbə(ɹ)ˈdiːn/
• IPA^(key): /ˌæb.ɚˈdin/, (some US cities) /ˈæb.ɚˌdin/

Proper noun

Aberdeen

1. A port city in Aberdeen council area, Scotland, on the North Sea.

   Nickname: the Granite City

2. A council area of Scotland including the city, one of 32 created in 1996.
3. A former county in northeastern Scotland; see Aberdeenshire.
4. A locality in Monroe County, Arkansas.
5. An unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.
6. A census-designated place in Florida.
7. A village in Georgia, United States.
8. A city in Idaho.
9. An unincorporated community in Ohio County, Indiana.
10. A census-designated place in Porter County, Indiana.
11. An unincorporated community in Butler County, Kentucky.
12. A city in eastern Maryland, home of the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
13. A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Mississippi.
14. A town in New South Wales.
15. A town in North Carolina.
16. A community of Nova Scotia.
17. A village in Ohio.
18. A community of Ontario.
19. A town in Saskatchewan.
20. A town in Eastern Cape, South Africa.
21. A city, the county seat of Brown County, in northeastern South Dakota, United States.
22. A suburb of Devonport, in northern Tasmania, Australia.
23. A city in Washington.
24. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia.
25. An area and town in the Southern District, Hong Kong.

Usage notes

• Definitions 7 and 16 use the US pronunciation.

Derived terms

• (port city in Scotland): Aberdeen cutlet
• Aberdeenshire
• (an island in Southern District, Hong Kong): Aberdeen Island
• (a channel between Aberdeen Island, Hong Kong and Brick Hill, Hong Kong): Aberdeen Channel
• Old Aberdeen

Translations

city in Scotland

• Armenian: Աբերդին (hy) (Aberdin)
• Bengali: আবেরডিন (aberoḍin), আবের্ডিন (aberḍin), অ্যাবেরডিন (êberoḍin), অ্যাবের্ডিন (êberḍin)
• Bulgarian: Абърдийн m (Abǎrdijn)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 鴨巴甸／鸭巴甸 (aap³ baa¹ din¹)

  Mandarin: 阿伯丁 (zh) (Ābódīng)

• Danish: Aberdeen
• French: Aberdeen (fr)
• Georgian: აბერდინი (aberdini)
• Greek: Άμπερντην (Ámperntin)
• Hindi: एबरडीन (ebarḍīn), एबर्डीन (ebarḍīn)
• Japanese: アバディーン (Abadiin)
• Kannada: ಅಬರ್ಡೀನ್ (abarḍīn)
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• Korean: 애버딘 (aebeodin)
• Latin: Aberdonia f
• Latvian: Aberdīna f
• Lithuanian: Aberdynas m
• Macedonian: Аберди́н m (Aberdín)
• Marathi: आबर्डीन (ābarḍīn)
• Portuguese: Aberdeen (pt) f
• Russian: Аберди́н (ru) m (Aberdín)
• Scots: Aiberdeen
• Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dheathain
• Sinhalese: ඇබර්ඩීන් (æbarḍīn)
• Telugu: అబెర్డీన్ (aberḍīn)
• Ukrainian: Аберди́н m (Aberdýn)

region in Hong Kong

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 香港仔 (hoeng¹ gong² zai²)

  Mandarin: 香港仔 (Xiānggǎngzǎi)

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Noun

Aberdeen (plural Aberdeens)

1. (usually capitalized) A wide evenly curved fishhook.
2. (usually capitalized) Alternative form of Aberdeen terrier

Translations

fishhook

• Dutch: aberdeen m, forelhaak n
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References

• 2003, A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press →ISBN
• “Aberdeen, prop.n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

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French

Etymology

From English Aberdeen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.bɛʁ.din/

Proper noun

Aberdeen f

1. Aberdeen (a city in Scotland)

Derived terms

• Aberdonien
• aberdonien

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Aberdeen.

Proper noun

Aberdeen f

1. Aberdeen (a city in Scotland)