Lanark
town · South Lanarkshire
BrittonicSurmised
Suggested4 sources · historical forms · name elements
Lanark is a Brittonic name likely meaning 'the church or monastery on the river Clyde'. It combines a Celtic term for a church or enclosure with the name of the river.
Word origins
- Lan
- Brittonicchurch, monastery, enclosure(from lan "church, monastery, enclosure")
- ark
- Brittonicriver Clyde(from clota "river Clyde")
Historical forms
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