# Methven

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A village in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO0226).
2. A small town in Ashburton district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
3. A surname.

## Etymology
Probably from Pictish [Term?], equivalent to Welsh medd (“mead”) + Welsh maen (“stone”).

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