Aberdeen

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Aberdeen

/abəɹˈdin/ Scotland
/æbəˈdiːn/ UK
/ˌæb.ɚˈdin/ US
/ˈæb.ɚˌdin/ US

Where it comes from

The first is from Pictish *ᚐᚁᚓᚏ (aber, “confluence”). The second element comes from the river Don (the site of Old Aberdeen). Written Aberdon circa 1187 and Aberden circa 1214.

The area and town in Hong Kong is named after George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen.

proper noun

A port city in Aberdeen council area, Scotland, on the North Sea.
Similar: Granite City
A council area of Scotland including the city, one of 32 created in 1996.
A former county in northeastern Scotland; see Aberdeenshire.
A populated place in Monroe County, Arkansas.
An unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.
An unincorporated community in Palm Beach County, Florida.
A neighbourhood of Peachtree City, Fayette County, Georgia.
A city in Bingham County, Idaho.
An unincorporated community in Cass Township, Ohio County, Indiana.
A census-designated place in Center Township, Porter County, Indiana.
An unincorporated community in Butler County, Kentucky.
A city in Harford County, Maryland, home of the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Mississippi.
A township in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
A town in Moore County, North Carolina.
A village in Huntington Township, Brown County, Ohio.
A city, the county seat of Brown County, in northeastern South Dakota, United States.
An unincorporated community in Collingsworth County, Texas.
A city in Grays Harbor County, Washington.
An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia.
A community in Nova Scotia.
A community in Ontario.
A town in Saskatchewan.
A settlement in Saint Elizabeth parish, Jamaica.
A neighbourhood of Freetown, Sierra Leone.
A town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa.
A town in the Muswellbrook council area and the Upper Hunter council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
A suburb of Devonport, in northern Tasmania, Australia.
An area and town in Southern district, Hong Kong. In Aberdeen, a fishing village of 12,000 fishermen who live on more than 3,000 sampans, we were transported on a rickety sampan through the mazelike sea community; on these modest wooden boats, large families, dogs, the day's catch of drying fish and television antennas all co-exist.
Similar: Hong Kong Tsai, Heung Kong Tsai, Little Hong Kong

noun Aberdeens

capitalized, usually A wide evenly curved fishhook.
alternative, capitalized, usually Alternative form of Aberdeen terrier

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: banff, chai, silver, duck, ding, austin, angus, tsai, granite city, aberdeen city, abz, silver city, old aberdeen, aberdeenshire, peterhead, fraserburgh

Translations

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name city in Scotland

한국어	애버딘 aebeodin
日本語	アバディーン Abadiin
中文	阿伯丁 Ābódīng, 亞伯丁 /亚伯丁 Yàbódīng
हिन्दी	एबरडीन ebarḍīn, एबर्डीन ebarḍīn
Português	Aberdeen
Français	Aberdeen
Ελληνικά	Αμπερντίν Amperntín
Русский	Аберди́н Aberdín
العربية	أَبِرْدِين ʔabirdīn

name area in Hong Kong

中文	香港仔 Xiānggǎngzǎi
العربية	أَبِرْدِين ʔabirdīn

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@misc{aberdeen_2026,
  title = {Aberdeen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aberdeen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}