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Where does “Pennycook” come from?
Pennycook derives from the Scottish place name Penicuik, of uncertain origin and meaning.
Ancestry of “Pennycook”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
English
Penicuik
OS grid ref NT2360
2
Cumbric
*penn
head
3
Cumbric
*ı
the
4
Cumbric
*cog
cuckoo
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