Abernethy

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Abernethy can refer to:

Places

• Abernethy, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
• Abernethy and Kincardine, a civil (obsolete) and ecclesiastical parish in Scotland
• Abernethy Bridge, bridge that spans the Willamette River between Oregon City and West Linn, Oregon, United States
• Abernethy Forest, an area of the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland
• Abernethy, Saskatchewan, Canada
• Abernethy No. 186, Saskatchewan, Canada
• Abernethy, New South Wales, Australia

People

Abernethy is the surname of a Scottish family that descends from Orm de Abernethy, a grandson of Gille Míchéil, Earl of Fife that presumably settled at Abernethy, Perth and Kinross.

• Bob Abernethy, an American television journalist
• Bruce Abernethy (1962-), an Australian rules football player
• Charles Laban Abernethy (1872-1955), an American politician
• George Abernethy (1807-1877), an American politician
• James Abernethy (1814-1896), British civil engineer
• John Abernethy (minister) (1680-1740), an Irish Presbyterian minister
• John Abernethy (surgeon) (1764-1831), an English-born surgeon
• Lord Abernethy, a hereditary title in the Peerage of Scotland
• John Cameron, Lord Abernethy, a Senator of the College of Justice of Scotland
• Rod Abernethy, an American video game music composer
• Roy Abernethy (1906-1977), an American businessman
• Thomas Abernethy (1903-1998), an American politician
• Tom Abernethy (1954-), an American professional basketball player
• Virginia Abernethy, an American professor of psychiatry and anthropology
• John Abernethy, NSW, Australia State Coroner 2000 - 2007

Other

• Abernethy Presbytery, a part of the Church of Scotland, or the associated geographical area spanning parts of the traditional counties of Banffshire, Inverness-shire and Morayshire — see List of Church of Scotland synods and presbyteries
• Abernethy biscuit, developed by Dr. John Abernethy
• Abernethy Trust

[edit] See also

• Abernathy

[edit] External links

• Stirnet: "Abernethy1"