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Deerness.

A parish in Orkney council area, Scotland

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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  1. A parish in Orkney council area, Scotland

  2. A river in County Durham, north east England, a tributary of the River Browney with a course of 12 miles.

Where this word comes from

The County Durham river name is derived from Proto-Brythonic, from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”) + *nesta, an ancient river-naming word.

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