Etymology

Lesmahagow

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Today it means: A small town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8139). Full definition →

Cumbric *lys ← Scottish Gaelic Mo Fhégu
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The story

  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromFéchin
  2. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMo Fhégu
  3. Cumbric · derived from*lys“enclosure”
  4. English todayLesmahagow

According to Alan G. James, from Cumbric *lys (“enclosure”) + Scottish Gaelic Mo Fhégu, a saint's name and hypocorism of Scottish Gaelic Féchin.

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