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Badgall

hamlet · Cornwall

GaelicAI-generated

Badgall is likely a variant of Badcall, deriving from Gaelic 'badh' meaning a clump or patch, and 'call' possibly referring to a narrow place or strait. It describes a patch of land in a narrow area.

Word origins

Bad
GaelicClump or patch(from bad "clump, patch, thicket")
gall
GaelicNarrow place or strait(from caol "narrow, strait")