Linlithgow.
A town and royal burgh in West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0077). It was formerly the county town of the historic county of West Lothian.
Meaning & usage
A town and royal burgh in West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0077). It was formerly the county town of the historic county of West Lothian.
A former name for the county of West Lothian, a historical county of Scotland; alternatively known as Linlithgowshire.
Where this word comes from
From Cumbric *lınn (“lake”) + *leyth (“damp”) + *cow (“hollow”) meaning 'lake in the damp hollow." The Welsh equivalent would be llyn + llaith + cau.
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