Moffat

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Moffat

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From Scottish Gaelic magh (“field, plain”) + fada (“long”).

proper noun Moffats · Maffett · Moffatt · Moffett · Moffitt · Mofield

countable, uncountable A town and former burgh in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT085052).
countable, uncountable A town in Saguache County, Colorado, United States.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Bell County, Texas, United States.
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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Closest in meaning: hannah, diary, miss, moffatt, dumfries, dufftown, milltown, heck, gifford, maybole, fodderty, stepford, macduff, torrance, dalton, polmont

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"Moffat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/moffat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

"Moffat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/moffat.

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@misc{moffat_2026,
  title = {Moffat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moffat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}