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the reason why Edinburgh was called Edinburgh was because the Edinburgh castle was first made before Edinburgh was called Edinburgh

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Edinburgh was originally named "Edenesburch" in Old English, which means "fortress of Edwin". The name evolved over the centuries to its current form, Edinburgh.

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