Etymology

Corstorphine

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Today it means: A suburb of Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2073). Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic cros
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  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromcros“cross”
  2. English todayCorstorphine

Perhaps from Scottish Gaelic cros (“cross”) + Torfin, a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Þorfinnr.

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