Firth
English
Etymology
- As an English and Scottish surname, from Old English fyrhþe (“forest”).
- As a Scottish surname, from Firth in Orkney, itself from Old Norse fjǫrðr (“firth”).
- As a Welsh surname, from ffrith, itself borrowed from the first sense.
Proper noun
Firth (countable and uncountable, plural Firths)
- A surname.
- A town in Bingham County, Idaho, United States.
- A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.
- A parish on the Bay of Firth, Mainland, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HY3514 (approx.)
- A small village in north-east Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU4473).
- A hamlet south-east of Lilliesleaf, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5423). [1]
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Firth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 577.
- ^ List of United Kingdom locations: Ff-Fn on Wikipedia.Wikipedia