Etymology

Tranent

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Today it means: A town in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4072). Full definition →

Cumbric *trev
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The story

  1. Cumbric · derived from*trev“settlement, town”
  2. English todayTranent

Of Cumbric origin, from Cumbric *trev (“settlement, town”) + *ı (“the”) + *nant (“stream, brook”).

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