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Ecclefechan

Ecclefechan proper noun: a village in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY1974).

Proper noun

Ecclefechan

  1. A village in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY1974).

Origin of Ecclefechan

From Cumbric *eglēs (“church”) + *vechan (“small”), equivalent to Welsh eglwys (“church”) + fechan (“small”)

Questions about Ecclefechan

What does Ecclefechan mean?
Ecclefechan means a village in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY1974).
What part of speech is Ecclefechan?
Ecclefechan is a proper noun.

Words near Ecclefechan in the dictionary

  1. ecchymosis
  2. ecchymotic
  3. ECCL
  4. Eccl.
  5. eccle
  6. Ecclefechan
  7. eccles
  8. Eccles cake
  9. Eccles cakes
  10. Eccles Road
  11. eccles.

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