Etymology

Lanark

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Today it means: A town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, which was the county town of the historic county of Lanarkshire (OS grid ref NS8843). Full definition →

Cumbric *lannerch
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The story

  1. Cumbric · derived from*lannerch“a glade”
  2. English todayLanark

From Cumbric *lannerch (“a glade”), compare Welsh llannerch (“glade, clearing”).

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