Falkirk

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

[edit]

Inherited from Middle English Faukirke, from Old English fāg (multicoloured) + ċiriċe (church), a calque of Middle Irish Eiglesbrec (literally speckled church), probably ultimately from Cumbric. The l is first attested in the 15th century, likely a hypercorrection under Scots influence by analogy with terms such as wall (Scots wa). Compare Medieval Latin Varia Capella (Falkirk).

Proper noun

[edit]

Falkirk

  1. A town in Falkirk council area, in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, originally in Stirlingshire.
  2. A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996, and previously a local government district in Central Region (1975–1996).