Caithness

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Caithness

/ˈkeθnɛs/ Scotland
/ˈkeɪθnɪs/ US
/keɪθˈnɛs/ US

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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”).

proper noun

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.

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@misc{caithness_2026,
  title = {Caithness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caithness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}