Carlisle
Meanings
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- A city in and the county town of Cumbria, and formerly of the county of Cumberland, and in Cumberland unitary authority since 2023, northwestern England (OS grid ref NY3955).
- A former local government district in Cumbria, existing in and around the city, created 1974 and abolished 2023, becoming part of Cumberland unitary authority.
- A place in Canada:
- A northern neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
- A community in Flamborough, Hamilton, Ontario.
- A community in North Middlesex municipality, Ontario.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A community in Carlisle-Rockledge, Etowah County, Alabama.
- A city in Lonoke County, Arkansas.
- A town in Haddon Township, Sullivan County, Indiana.
- A city in Warren County and Polk County, Iowa.
- A home rule city, the county seat of Nicholas County, Kentucky.
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Etymology
From Middle English Carlele, from Middle English Carleol, Carleul, from Cumbric [Term?] (compare Caer Ligualid in the Historia Brittonum, Middle Welsh Caer Liwelydd, Welsh Caerliwelydd, all suffixed with -ydd), composed of Proto-Brythonic *kaɨr (“fort”) + Proto-Brythonic [Term?] (> Latin Luguvalium), from Proto-Celtic *Luguwalos (personal name, literally “strength of Lugus”), from *Lugus + *walos (“strength”). The absence of a suffix comparable to Welsh -ydd in the underlying Cumbric form is unexplained; see w:Cumbric/Absence of -ydd.
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