Etymology

Carlowrie

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Today it means: A castle in Kirkliston parish, Edinburgh council area, Scotland, traditionally in West Lothian. Full definition →

Cumbric *cayr
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The story

  1. Cumbric · derived from*lowern“fox”
  2. Cumbric · derived from*cayr“fort”
  3. English todayCarlowrie

From Cumbric *cayr (“fort”) + Cumbric *lowern (“fox”).

Words from the same roots

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