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- Ham, ley, ton, pen, foss... all give clues to the past. First came the Celtic tribe of Brigantes, who gave us places with 'pen' in the name, meaning ‘hill’. For example, Penhill, (so good they named it twice?!) and Pen-y-ghent. Anglo Saxons were the next influence.
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Celtic place-names in Yorkshire. In relation to Yorkshire, the East Riding is situated in Jackson's Area 1 whilst the remainder of the county falls within Area 2.
- celtlang
Example: 1. Continental borrowings by the Angles, Saxons and...
- celtlang
Place names with Scot-or similar, such as Scothern in Lincolnshire or Scotton in the North Riding of Yorkshire, may refer to Gaelic speakers from Scotland or Ireland, since Old English Scottas originally had connotations of Irish Gaels.
Feb 14, 2023 · A Celtic goddess known as Don or Danu probably comes from the same word. Also, as Doncaster takes its name from the river, it means the city is another example of a Celtic name in Yorkshire. Similarly, the River Ouse is believed to stem from the word udso.
Example: 1. Continental borrowings by the Angles, Saxons and Jutes prior to their invasion of England : OE rice from Celtic rix (cf Old Irish ri genitive form rig "king"). This word survives in present-day English as the final element of "bishopric". 2. Brythonic words taken into English from the mid-5th century AD
* There are also some examples from Roman Britain of "Med" inscribed in pottery as well as the name Docimedis inscribed in Roman Bath. Some scholars now look to the Proto-Celtic word *medwa "the ruler" as the root for Medb.
For example, there are no such names in the North Yorkshire Moors, the Howardian Hills or Upper Nidderdale, all of which are likely to have contained a significant Celtic population (see Jones, 1975).
First came the Brigantes, a Celtic tribe. Some of the names from this time remain, sounding a bit Welsh perhaps. An example is anywhere with pen in the name, meaning ‘hill’. For example, Penhill, (so good they named it twice?!) and Pen-y-ghent. Anglo Saxon was the next influence.
