Portlethen Village
village · Aberdeenshire
GaelicSurmised
Probable3 sources · historical forms · name elements
Portlethen is a Gaelic name, likely meaning 'the port of the slope' or 'the port of the hill'. It describes a coastal settlement near a sloping area.
Word origins
- Port
- Gaelicharbour, port(from port "harbour, port")
- lethan
- GaelicAttestedslope, broad hill(from leathann "slope, broad hill")
Historical forms
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