Etymology

Dublin

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Today it means: The capital city of Ireland. Full definition →

Middle Irish Dublind
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  1. Middle Irishdub
  2. Middle Irishlind
  3. Middle IrishDublind
  4. English todayDublin

From Middle Irish Dublind, from dub (“black”) + lind (“pond”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.