Falkirk

English Etymology en enm Faukirke, from en ang fāg multicoloured + ang ċiriċe church, a calque of en mga Eiglesbrec speckled church, probably ultimately from en xcb *eglēs church + en xcb *vreith speckled. The l is first attested in the 15th century, likely a hypercorrection by analogy with terms such as en wall (sco wa). Compare la-med Varia Capella Falkirk. Proper noun en town council area/Falkirk in the Central Lowlands of cc/Scotland, originally in en Stirlingshire. en council area cc/Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996, and previously a local government district in en Central Region (1975–1996).