Editing Aberdour (section)

== Etymology ==
Aberdour means 'mouth of the Dour'. The first element is the [[Pictish language|Pictish]] word ''aber'' 'river mouth'.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Grant|first=Alison|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/759569647|title=The Pocket Guide to Scottish Place-Names|date=2010|publisher=Richard Drew Ltd|isbn=978-1-899471-00-3|editor-last=Macleod|editor-first=Iseabail|location=Glasgow|pages=23|oclc=759569647}}</ref> The name of the Dour Burn, which enters the [[River Forth]] at the village's harbour, is from Pictish ''{{lang|xpr|duvr}}'' 'water'.<ref name=":0" /> A cognate of this word is also seen in [[Dover]] and [[Andover, Hampshire|Andover]]. The Pictish word was subsequently changed to [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]] ''dobhar''.<ref name=":0" /> Aberdour is recorded in 1179 as Abirdoure and in 1126 as "Abirdaur".<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Ross, David, 1943-|title=Scottish place-names|date=2007|publisher=Birlinn|isbn=9780953021307|page=5|oclc=213108856}}</ref>