Wester Pencaitland
village · East Lothian
PictishSurmised
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Wester Pencaitland means 'the western farm or settlement of Caitan's people'. It combines Old Norse 'wester' (western) with Pictish 'pen' (headland, farm) and 'cait' (personal name) and '-lan' (people).
Word origins
- Wester
- Old Norsewestern(from vestri "western")
- Pen
- Pictishheadland, farm(from pen "headland, farm")
- caitland
- PictishCaitan's people(from Cait "personal name", -lan "people")
Historical forms
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