Tranent

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/trəˈnɛnt/

proper noun

A town in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4072).

OriginCumbric *trev →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4072).

Origin

  1. Cumbric*trev“settlement, town”
  2. EnglishTranent

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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