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English
Etymology
From Middle English Carlele, from Old English Carleol, Carleul, from Cumbric (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 (> 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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Proper noun
Carlisle
- 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 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 of Flamborough, Hamilton, Ontario.
- A community of North Middlesex municipality, Ontario.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A community of Carlisle-Rockledge, Etowah County, Alabama.
- A city in Lonoke County, Arkansas.
- A town in Haddon Township, Sullivan County, Indiana.
- A home rule city, the county seat of Nicholas County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
- A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- A historical locale in Kalamo Township, Eaton County, Michigan.
- A historical community in Byron Township, Kent County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community and township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Claiborne County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Fillmore County, Nebraska.
- A town in Schoharie County, New York.
- A city in Franklin Township, Warren County and German Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, named after railroad man George B. Carlisle.
- A township in Lorain County, Ohio.
- A borough, the county seat of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in Union County, South Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Trinity County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
- A village in Saint George parish, Antigua and Barbuda.
- A suburb of Perth, in the Town of Victoria Park, Western Australia.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
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References
- Jackson, K. H. (1953) Language and History in Early Britain, page 39
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