Etymology

Cupar

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Today it means: A town in Fife council area, Scotland; historically a royal burgh and former county town of the county of Fife. Full definition →

Pictish *ᚉᚒᚚᚓᚏ
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  1. Pictish · derived from*ᚉᚒᚚᚓᚏ“confluence”
  2. English todayCupar

From Pictish *ᚉᚒᚚᚓᚏ (cuper, “confluence”), compare Welsh cymer.

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