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Sruighlea

Pronunciation (IPA)/ˈs̪t̪ɾuilə/

English name: Stirling · Stirling

Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation

Meaning

likely from old words for “stream” and “pool”

The origin of this name is not certain. This is the meaning the sources below give.

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Sources

Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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