Dalgety Bay
settlement · Fife
PictishSurmised
Suggested6 sources · historical forms · name elements
Dalgety Bay is a name with Pictish and possibly Gaelic elements. 'Dal' is Pictish for 'valley', and 'gety' may relate to a Pictish personal name or a word for a slope. 'Bay' is a later addition indicating its location.
Word origins
- Dal
- Pictishvalley(from dol "valley")
- gety
- Pictishpossibly a personal name or slope
- Bay
- Old Englishbay, inlet(from bæg "bay")
Historical forms
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