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* Giant's Reach - a Giant's Gate is a canton in the East (?) | * Giant's Reach - a Giant's Gate is a canton in the East (?) | ||
* Oaks | * Oaks | ||
* Lakes, eg. Loch Chrioch | |||
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Revision as of 19:12, 26 September 2021
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Name Inspiration
- Arakmarch - cow march
- Giant's Reach - a Giant's Gate is a canton in the East (?)
- Oaks
- Lakes, eg. Loch Chrioch
| Old English words: | source |
| Norbreck - North hill or slope | Ekwall |
Ekwall
- Crawe = crow, see crannoch, croiden, cromer
- Crannoch = crow's stream
- Cra:-ster = old fort inhabited by crows
- Crawley = Crow's Wood
- Croweshagh = 1324 = Crow's Wood
Other sources
- Giant is a late period English surname
- Ent is Old English for giant per the Middle English Dictionary - https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/middle-english-dictionary/dictionary/MED14203/track?counter=2&search_id=9800794
- Oak in Middle English Dictionary - https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/middle-english-dictionary/dictionary/MED30485/track?counter=1&search_id=9800794
- (1277) EPNSoc.17 (Not.)82 : Hoddeshock. Hoddes Oak. Hodde has lots of places.
- Rand = Old English for a border land, edge/margin/shore
Combination
- Documentation for the combination of the names
- Needed if lingual mix, temporal incompatibility, double-given name, etc.