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Carnwath

Carnwath proper noun: a village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9846).

Proper noun

Carnwath

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

Origin of Carnwath

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

Questions about Carnwath

What does Carnwath mean?
Carnwath means a village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9846).
What part of speech is Carnwath?
Carnwath is a proper noun.

Words near Carnwath in the dictionary

  1. carnser
  2. carnsers
  3. Carnses
  4. Carntyne
  5. Carnuntum
  6. Carnwath
  7. carny
  8. carnyces
  9. carnying
  10. carnyx
  11. carnyxes

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