Edinburgh

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • capital city Scotland (constituent country).
  • council area Scotland (constituent country) including the city, one of 32 created in 1996.

Origin

  • From Middle English Edynburgh, from Old Welsh Eidyn, a Celtic/ region of uncertain origin (possibly a personal name; compare Proto-Celtic *dūnom) + Old English burg. More at Eidyn and Etymology of Edinburgh.

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