# Thurso

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈθʌɹzo/ · frequency rank #79,129

## Definitions
1. A town in northern Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland.
2. A river in Highland council area, Scotland.

## Etymology
From Old Norse Þórsá (“Thor's River”). The Norse is likely an adaptation of the Latin Tarvodubron from a Proto-Brythonic reflex of Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”) + *dubros (“water”).

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