Esk

Meaning

Proper Noun

• river North Yorkshire (county), England that flows through Eskdale to Whitby.
• river Cumbria (county) England (constituent country), which also flows through Eskdale.
• river Dumfries and Galloway (council area) Scotland (constituent country) which crosses the border into Cumbria (county) England (constituent country), before flowing into Solway Firth.
• river council area, Midlothian Scotland (constituent country), with the branches North Esk and South Esk.

Origin

• Possibly derived from Proto-Brythonic *Uɨsk, a river name perhaps originally meaning "abundant in fish". Cognate to the river names Axe, Exe, and Usk.