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Muir of Alford

hamlet · Aberdeenshire

GaelicAI-generated

This hamlet's name combines the Gaelic word 'mòr' meaning 'great' or 'large' with 'Alford', a place name of Old Norse origin meaning 'ford of the river Ail'.

Word origins

Muir
Gaelicgreat, large(from mòr "great, large")
Alford
Old Norseford of the river Ail(from Ail "river name", fðr "ford")

Historical forms

Muir of Alford