Fife

See also: Fifer and fife

English

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Fiobha

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪf/

Proper noun

Fife

A traditional county of Scotland, now a unitary authority, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with landward boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire.
- c. 1606, Macbeth, William Shakespeare, Act II, Scene 4, line 993:
  ROSS: Will you to Scone?
  
  MACDUFF: No, cousin, I'll to Fife.

Translations

county

Scottish Gaelic: Fìobh

Anagrams

fief

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