Where does “Alloa” come from?

Alloa (English) comes from German allein, from Middle High German al-ein.

Alloa (English): and was the county town of the historic county of Clackmannanshire between 1822 and 1975 OS grid ref NS8893

Definitions

  1. and was the county town of the historic county of Clackmannanshire between 1822 and 1975 OS grid ref NS8893

Ancestry of “Alloa”, step by step

Alloa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German allein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanalleinalone; only
2Middle High Germanal-ein—

via Scottish Gaelic Alamhagh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicAlamhagh—
Every word from Middle High German al-ein →Every word from German allein →