Etymology

Carmichael

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9238). Full definition →

Cumbric *cayr
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The story

  1. Cumbric · derived from*cayr
  2. English todayCarmichael

From Cumbric *cayr (cognate of Welsh caer (“fort, stronghold”)) + the personal name Michael.

Words from the same roots

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.