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Whitefarland

hamlet · North Ayrshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This hamlet's name combines the Old English words 'hwīt' (white) and 'færðing' (a quarter of a hide of land, or possibly a ford). It might refer to a white quarter of land or a white ford.

Word origins

White
Old Englishwhite(from hwīt "white")
Farland
Old Englishquarter of a hide of land, ford (uncertain)(from færðing "quarter of a hide of land, ford (uncertain)")