English Explanatory Dictionary

Tantallon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A castle in East Lothian, Scotland.
  2. A community in the Halifax area of Nova Scotia, Canada.
  3. A village in the Rural Municipality of Spy Hill No. 152, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  4. An unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.

Word forms

Tantallon

Etymology

The first part of the name is Cumbric *dyn (“fort”) + *tal (“brow”). Specific element may be either Cumbric *cann (“bright”), Cumbric *cant (“rim, border”) or Cumbric *cein (“ridge”).

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