Perth
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Perth
- /pɜːθ/ UK
- /pɝθ/ US
- /pɛɹθ/ Scotland
- /pɜːf/
Sounds like perf (th-fronting) · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)θ, -ɜː(ɹ)f
Where it comes from
From Pictish *ᚚᚓᚏᚈ (pert) meaning “wood, copse, thicket”, related to Welsh perth and perhaps Proto-Celtic *kʷerxtā (from Proto-Indo-European *pérkʷus (“oak”).
proper noun
- A city in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, historically in Perthshire.
- The state capital of Western Australia.
- A local government area in Western Australia; in full, the City of Perth.
- A town, the county seat of Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
- A town in Northern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.
- A river in the Southern Alps West Coast region, New Zealand, a tributary of the Whataroa.
- An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
- An unincorporated community in Dick Johnson Township, Clay County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Blue Earth County, Minnesota.
- A town in Fulton County, New York.
- A minor city in Towner County, North Dakota.
- A township in Walsh County, North Dakota.
- A Scottish earldom.
- A surname
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: andover, albany, canal, channel, birth, brant, fremantle, amboy, saucy, sassy, impudent, cheeky, audacious, bold, brazen, forward
Translations
Talk about this word "Perth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/perth. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Perth. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/perth "Perth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/perth.Cite this
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title = {Perth},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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