Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish place-names).
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TAR(A)NTY. A common Sc. form of Trinity, esp. as used in place-names, as in Trinity Gask in Perthshire (Per. 1915 Wilson L. Strathearn 167), Trinity in Angus, etc. See also Tarnty fair and Tarnty, prop. n. [′tɑrnte]
