Etymology

Carfrae

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Today it means: A castle in Lauder parish, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, formerly in Berwickshire. Full definition →

Cumbric *cayr
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The story

  1. Cumbric · derived from*bre“height”
  2. Cumbric · derived from*cayr“fort”
  3. English todayCarfrae

Probably from Cumbric *cayr (“fort”) + Cumbric *bre (“height”).

Words from the same roots

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