Carnwath

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proper noun

A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9846).

OriginCumbric *cayr ← Scots wath ← Old Norse vað →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9846).

Origin

  1. Old Norsevað“ford”
  2. Scotswath
  3. Cumbric*cayr“fortress”
  4. EnglishCarnwath

From Cumbric *cayr (“fortress”) + *newıð (“new”). The final syllable may have been influenced by Scots wath, Old Norse vað (“ford”).

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APA

Carnwath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carnwath

MLA

“Carnwath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carnwath. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Carnwath,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carnwath.

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