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Linlithgow
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English
Etymology
en xcb
From xcb *lınn *leyth *cow xcb lake damp hollow 1 meaning 'lake in the damp hollow."A Dictionary of British Place Names, 2003, p. 458 The Welsh equivalent would be cy llyn + cy llaith + cy cau.
Pronunciation
en /lɪnˈlɪθɡoʊ/
Proper noun
en town/and/royal burgh council area/West Lothian cc/Scotland OS grid ref NT0077. It was formerly the county town of the historic county of West Lothian.
A former name for the county of en West Lothian, en a historic county cc/Scotland; alternatively known as en Linlithgowshire.
Related terms
en Lithgow
References