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Wheyrigg

hamlet · Cumberland

Old NorseAI-generated

This place name is of Old Norse origin, combining a personal name with the word 'hryggr', meaning a ridge. It refers to the ridge belonging to Hwīta.

Word origins

Whey
Old NorseHwīta's(from Hwīta "personal name")
rigg
Old Norseridge(from hryggr "ridge")

Historical forms

Quithrigg · Wheyrigg