Lennoxtown

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proper noun

A village in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6277).

OriginIrish leamhnacht →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6277).

Origin

  1. Irishleamhnacht“new/fresh/raw milk”
  2. EnglishLennoxtown

From Scottish Gaelic leamhnachd + town (possibly developed with the interfix -s-, leading to the modern term being spelled with an 'x'), equivalent to Lennox + town, a partial calque of Scottish Gaelic Baile na Leamhnachd, composed of Scottish Gaelic baile (“town, village”) + Scottish Gaelic na (“of”) + Scottish Gaelic leamhnachd (“new/fresh/raw milk”), literally “town of new/fresh/raw milk”, related to Irish leamhnacht (“new/fresh/raw milk”). Also compare Scots Lennoxtoon.

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Cite this entry
APA

Lennoxtown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lennoxtown

MLA

“Lennoxtown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lennoxtown. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lennoxtown,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lennoxtown.

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