Where does “Fife” come from?
Fife comes from Scottish Gaelic Fiobha, of unknown origin.
Fife (English): succeeded by Fife Region in 1975, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with landward boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire
Definitions
- succeeded by Fife Region in 1975, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with landward boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire
Ancestry of “Fife”, step by step
Fife traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Pfeife
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pfeife | whistle; pipe |
| 2 | Middle High German | pfīfe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | pfīfa | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *pīpā | flute |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pipa | pipe |
| 6 | Latin | pipo | I pip, peep |
via Scottish Gaelic Fiobha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | Fiobha | — |