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Luimneach
Pronunciation (IPA)/ˈl̪ˠɪmʲənʲəx/
English name: Limerick · County Limerick
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
possibly from lom na n-each, “bare (grassless) field of the horses”
The origin of this name is not certain. This is the meaning the sources below give.
Logainm describes the meaning of the name as unclear.
Nearby & related:
Caladh an Treoigh · CastletroyÁth Dara · AdareCnoc Loinge · KnocklongInis · EnnisTiobraid Árann · TipperaryAn Bháinseach · Bansha
Sources
- Wiktionary: Luimneach (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Limerick (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- See Logainm.ie: https://www.logainm.ie/en/146
- Wikidata Q133315 (CC0)
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