Etymology

Bathgate

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Today it means: A town in West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9768). Full definition →

Cumbric *bayð
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  1. Cumbric · derived from*bayð
  2. English todayBathgate

From Cumbric *bayð (boar) + *cɛ̄d (wood), recorded as Batket c. 1160.

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