Strath Fleet
valley · Highland
GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
Strath Fleet is a valley named after the River Fleet. 'Strath' is a Gaelic term for a wide river valley, and 'Fleet' is likely derived from an Old Norse word for a stream or river.
Word origins
- Strath
- GaelicAttestedwide river valley(from srath "valley, plain")
- Fleet
- Old Norsestream, river(from fljót "stream, river")
Historical forms
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