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Blacklaw

hamlet · Aberdeenshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name combines the Old English words 'blæc' (black) and 'lāw' (a clearing or open ground). It likely refers to a dark clearing or an area of open ground that appeared black.

Word origins

Black
Old Englishdark, black(from blæc "black")
law
Old Englishclearing, open ground(from lāw "clearing, open ground")