Etymology

Lothian

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Today it means: An area and former region of Scotland, including Edinburgh. Full definition →

Old English Loðene ← Proto-Brythonic *Lugudūniānā ← Proto-Celtic *lutā
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  1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*lutā
  2. Proto-Brythonic · derived from*Lugudūniānā
  3. Old English · inherited fromLoðene
  4. English todayLothian

From Old English Loðene, Loþene, potentially from Proto-Brythonic *Lugudūniānā, or Proto-Celtic *lutā. According to A. D. Mills, in A Dictionary of British Place Names, named after "one Leudonus".

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