# Linlithgow

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /lɪnˈlɪθɡoʊ/ · frequency rank #63,046

## Definitions
1. A town and royal burgh in West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0077). It was formerly the county town of the historic county of West Lothian.
2. A former name for the county of West Lothian, a historical county of Scotland; alternatively known as Linlithgowshire.

## Etymology
From Cumbric *lınn (“lake”) + *leyth (“damp”) + *cow (“hollow”) meaning 'lake in the damp hollow." The Welsh equivalent would be llyn + llaith + cau.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/linlithgow