The story
- Scottish Gaelic · derived fromDùn Phàrlain
- English todayDunfermline
From Scottish Gaelic Dùn Phàrlain, the first element being from dùn (“fortification”), and the rest of uncertain origin, possibly from an alteration of the river Lyne Burn, from linne (“waterfall, pool”) + bùrn (“water”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.