Banff

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Banff

/ˈbænf/
/ˈbæmf/

Where it comes from

From Scottish Gaelic Banbh, possibly banbh (“piglet”) or bean (“woman”) + naomh (“holy”).

proper noun

A town in Alberta, Canada.
A town in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, and the former county town of Banffshire.

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name town in Alberta, Canada

日本語	バンフ Banfu
中文	班夫 Bānfū
हिन्दी	बानफ bānaph
Français	Banff
Русский	Банф Banf

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@misc{banff_2026,
  title = {Banff},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/banff},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}