Peebles

The story

1. Latin · derived frompāpiliō
2. Vulgar Latin · derived frompăpiliō
3. Proto-Brythonic · derived from*pėbɨll“tent, temporary settlement”
4. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromNa
5. Scots · borrowed fromPeebles
6. English todayPeebles

* The town in Scotland is from Scots Peebles, from Scottish Gaelic Na Pùballan, of Brythonic origin, from Proto-Brythonic *pėbɨll (“tent, temporary settlement”), from Vulgar Latin păpiliō, from Latin pāpiliō. Doublet of papilio, papillon, and pavilion. * The surname is Scottish and derived from the town. * The towns in Canada, the U.S. and New Zealand are named either after the town in Scotland or after a person bearing the surname.

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