Inverbervie

English

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic inbhir (“river mouth, confluence”) + Bervie, a river name (see Bervie Water). The 12th century form of the name was Haberberui, showing that inbhir replaced Pictish *aber (“river mouth, confluence”).

Proper noun

Inverbervie

  1. A small coastal town in south Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, historically in Kincardineshire (OS grid ref NO8372).
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