# Bathgate

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #67,239

## Definitions
1. A town in West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9768).
2. A minor city in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States, named after the Scottish town.
3. A surname

## Etymology
From Cumbric *bayð (boar) + *cɛ̄d (wood), recorded as Batket c. 1160.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bathgate