# Rattray

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɹæ(t).tɹeɪ/ · frequency rank #85,688

## Definitions
1. A small town and former burgh, now a part of the town of Blairgowrie and Rattray, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1845).
2. A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic from the place name.

## Etymology
From Pictish, probably equivalent to Welsh rhawdd (“fortress”) + tref (“village”).

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