Inverkeithing Burn
lake or loch · Fife
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a stream or small river ('burn') associated with Inverkeithing. 'Inverkeithing' itself means 'the estuary of the Keithing'.
Word origins
- Inverkeithing
- GaelicAttestedestuary of the Keithing(from inbhir "estuary, river mouth", cèithinn "Keithing (river name)")
- Burn
- Old EnglishAttestedstream, brook(from burna "stream, brook")