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Its from the gaelic dun fearam linn or fortress by the crooked stream

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Dunfermline is believed to have acquired its name from the combination of the Gaelic words "dun" (meaning fort) and "fairlinn" (meaning crooked pool or meadow). This refers to the location of the town near a bend in a stream where a fort was likely built.

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