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Keyhead

settlement · Aberdeenshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Keyhead is an Old English name possibly meaning 'key-shaped headland' or 'headland of the key'. It combines 'cēg' (key) with 'héafod' (head, headland).

Word origins

Key
Old Englishkey(from cēg "key")
head
Old Englishheadland(from héafod "head, headland")