Submitted Place Name Revision History

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10/28/2016, 12:59 PM McLeeds
9/13/2016, 3:28 PM McLeeds

Name Cheviot
Type Mountain
Usage English
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

The name of a mountain and the surrounding mountains on the Anglo-Scottish border. The name is thought to be Celtic and to derive from Brythonic *ceμ-, *cejn 'ridge, spine' (Welsh chefn, 'back, ridge'), and -ed, which might have meant 'having the quality of-'.
Added 9/13/2016 by McLeeds