# Caithness

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkeθnɛs/ · frequency rank #51,009

## Definitions
1. A historical county in the far north of Scotland, which was abolished and merged into Highland Region in 1975, which became the Highland council area in 1996.
2. A Scottish earldom.
3. A type of cheese from Caithness in Scotland.

## Etymology
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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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