Etymology

Pennan

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Today it means: A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ8465). Full definition →

Pictish *pen
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The story

  1. Pictish · derived from*pen“head, top, summit”
  2. English todayPennan

Probably from Pictish *pen (“head, top, summit”).

Words from the same roots

Pictish*pen all →

Pinnelhill

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