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Souter Brae

cliff or slope · Scottish Borders

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name combines 'souter', an archaic term for a southerner or someone from the south, with 'brae', a Scots word for a slope or hillside. It describes a slope located to the south.

Word origins

Souter
Old Englishsoutherner(from sūðer "southerner")
Brae
Scotsslope, hillside(from bràigh "slope, hillside")