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Banff, Aberdeenshire
:''Not to be confused with Bamff (Perthshire).''
Banff is a town in the Banff and Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Banff is situated on Banff Bay and faces the town of Macduff across the estuary of the River Deveron. Banff is a former royal burgh, and is the traditional county town of Banffshire.
==Etymology==
The origin of the name is uncertain. It may be derived from the Scottish Gaelic ''banbh'' meaning 'piglet'; ''buinne'', a stream; or a contraction of ''Bean-naomh'' meaning 'holy woman' (as reflected in the burgh's coat of arms which features the Virgin Mary).〔 William J. Watson writes: "It is true that Banff is Banb in the Book of Deer and Banbh in modern Gaelic — one syllable. On the other hand, banbh, a sucking pig, is not appropriate — one might say it is impossible — as the name of a place or district."〔''The History of the Celtic Place-Names of Scotland'' (Edinburgh and London, 1926, repr. 1993 by Birlinn Limited), p. 232.〕
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