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Where does “Dunfermline” come from?

Dunfermline comes from Scottish Gaelic Dùn Phàrlain, a place name of uncertain etymology whose individual elements remain unexplained.

Ancestry of “Dunfermline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicDùn Phàrlain—
Every word from Scottish Gaelic Dùn Phàrlain →