Falkland

English

Etymology

From either Scottish Gaelic falaichte (“hidden”), failc (“bathe, wash”), or falc (“heavy rain”) + Old English land.

Proper noun

Falkland

1. A village and former royal burgh in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2507).
2. A viscountcy
3. Short for Falkland Islands. (Malvinas)

A town in North Carolina

Derived terms

• East Falkland
• Falklander
• Falkland fox
• Falkland Islander
• Falkland Islands
• Falklands
• Falkland Sound
• Falklands War
• Newton of Falkland
• West Falkland