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- Caithness - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Caithness
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Origin: Pictish
The placename is of Pictish origin, named after a tribe called the Catti, with the common Old Norse suffix -ness (“headland”). The tribe name is of uncertain origin, but compare *katus (“battle”).
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