Etymology

Lockerbie

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Today it means: A terrorist bomb attack on an aeroplane. Full definition →

Old Norse byr
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Lockerbie · proper noun1

  1. Old Norse · derived frombyr“farm”
  2. English todayLockerbie

From the personal name Lockard + the Old Norse byr (“farm”).

Lockerbie · noun2

Named after the Pan Am Flight 103, a terrorist attack on a plane, which happened above the town of Lockerbie.

Words from the same roots

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