Falkirk
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle English Faukirke, from Old English fāg (“multicoloured”) + ċiriċe (“church”), a calque of Middle Irish Eiglesbrec (literally “speckled church”), probably ultimately from Cumbric. The l is first attested in the 15th century, likely a hypercorrection under Scots influence by analogy with terms such as wall (Scots wa). Compare Medieval Latin Varia Capella (“Falkirk”).
Proper noun
[edit]Falkirk
- A town in Falkirk council area, in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, originally in Stirlingshire.
- A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996, and previously a local government district in Central Region (1975–1996).
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- en:Towns in Falkirk, Scotland
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