Etymology

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Today it means: A hamlet in Dalston parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in City of Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY340492). Full definition →

Cumbric *cayr
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The story

  1. Cumbric · derived from*düv“black”
  2. Cumbric · derived from*cayr“a fort”
  3. English todayCardew

From Cumbric *cayr (“a fort”) + Cumbric *düv (“black”).

Words from the same roots

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