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Place Name CARLISLE
TYPE:
Settlement
USAGE:
English
PRONOUNCED:
KAHR-liel
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Meaning & History
Originally called by the Romans
Luguvalium
meaning "stronghold of
LUGUS
". Later the Brythonic
element
ker
"fort" was appended to the name of the city. This is the name of a city in Cumbria in northern England.