Edinburgh
/ˈɛd.ɪn.bə.ɹə/ · name
Meaning
- The capital city of Scotland.
- A council area of Scotland including the city, one of 32 created in 1996.
- A town in Bartholomew County, Johnson County and Shelby County, Indiana, United States.
- A ghost town in Scioto Township, Delaware County, Ohio, United States.
- A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.
- An outer northern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Salisbury, South Australia.
- Short for Edinburgh of the Seven Seas.
- A royal dukedom.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English Edynburgh, from Old Welsh Eidyn, a Celtic/Brythonic region of uncertain origin (possibly a personal name; compare Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold”)) + Old English burg (“castle, stronghold”). The English name was probably a calque from Old Welsh (cf. Din Eidyn). More at Eidyn and Etymology of Edinburgh.
- -(owl)→
- burg(Old English)→
- *dūnom(cel-pro)→
- -(cel-bry)→
- -(cel)→
- Eidyn(owl)→
- Edynburgh(Middle English)→
- Edinburgh (English)
- Relations: inh, der, der, der, der, der, cal
Related words
Descendant words
- এডিনবরা(Bengali) (bor)
- एडिनबर्ग(Hindi) (bor)
- エディンバラ(Japanese) (bor)
- Erinipara(Māori) (bor)
- Edimburgo(Portuguese) (bor)
- Edimburgo(Spanish) (bor)
- ایڈنبرا(Urdu) (bor)
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