Etymology

Canmore

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Today it means: A town in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic ceann mòr
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The story

  1. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromceann mòr“big head”
  2. English todayCanmore

From Scottish Gaelic ceann mòr (“big head”), the nickname of Malcolm III of Scotland.

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