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'''Abernethy''' may refer to:
'''Abernethy''' may refer to:


* [[Abernethy (charity)]]
;Places
*[[Abernethy, Perth and Kinross]], Scotland
* [[Abernethy (surname)]]
*[[Abernethy and Kincardine]], a civil (obsolete) and ecclesiastical parish in Scotland
* [[Abernethy biscuit]], developed by Dr. John Abernethy
* [[Presbytery of Abernathy]], part of the Church of Scotland

In '''Geography''':
*[[Abernethy, Perth and Kinross]], a village in Scotland
*[[Abernethy, New South Wales]], a town in Australia
*[[Abernethy, Saskatchewan]], a village in Canada
*[[Abernethy and Kincardine parish]], 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 Bridge]], bridge that spans the Willamette River between Oregon City and West Linn, Oregon, United States
*[[Abernethy Flats]], a gravel plain in Anarctica
*[[Abernethy Forest]], an area of the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland
*[[Abernethy Forest]], an area of the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland
*[[Abernethy (NBR) railway station]] (1848–1955), former railway station serving Abernethy, Scotland
*[[Abernethy, Saskatchewan]], Canada
*[[Abernethy No. 186, Saskatchewan]], Canada
*[[Abernethy No. 186, Saskatchewan]], a rural municipality in 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
*[[Elmer P. Abernethy]], Commanding Officer of the Fleet Oiler [[USS Pecos (AO-6)]], received the Navy Cross
*[[George Abernethy]] (1807-1877), an American politician
*[[Glen Abernethy]], US 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
*[[Miles Burwell Abernethy (physician)]], (1881-) a Family Practice Physician, North Carolina
*[[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#Synod of The Southern Highlands|List of Church of Scotland synods and presbyteries]]
*[[Abernethy biscuit]], developed by Dr. John Abernethy
*[[Abernethy Trust]]


==See also==
==See also==
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Abernethy may refer to:

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See also