Falkland

English

Etymology

From either Scottish Gaelic falaichte (“hidden”), failc (“bathe, wash”), or falc (“heavy rain”) + Old English land.

Proper noun

Falkland

  1. A village and former royal burgh in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2507).
  2. A viscountcy
  3. Short for Falkland Islands. (Malvinas)

A town in North Carolina

Derived terms
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