Pitcaple
hamlet · Aberdeenshire
PictishAI-generated
Pitcaple is of Pictish origin, with 'Pit' meaning 'farmstead' or 'estate' and 'caple' possibly relating to a personal name or a topographical feature. It signifies an estate associated with Caple.
Word origins
- Pit
- Pictishfarmstead, estate(from pett "farm, estate")
- caple
- Pictishpersonal name or topographical feature
Historical forms
Petcaple