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Norse, baugr = bay (known origin of the Scottish village of Baugh, Island of Tiree, Argyll and Bute) (note use of r >> Warcop, Warcup, and Warkup?)

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Norse, baugr = bay (known origin of the Scottish village of Baugh, Island of Tiree, Argyll and Bute) (note use of r >> Warcop, Warcup, and Warkup?)

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• Welsh, bae = bay • French, baie = bay • Scottish Gaelic, bgh = bay (from English bay, Romance Baja) • Norse, hp = small land-locked bay (e.g., Wauchop, Waluchop, Walhopp, Walchop, Walhop, Walkop, Walkup, Waughop, Wauhop, Warcop, Warcup, and Warkup) >> Scottish Gaelic, b = bay, creek, or harbor (e.g., Vachob, Wachob, Wahab, Walkub, Wauchob, and Wauhob) • Anglo-Saxon, hp = valley • Scottish Gaelic, hope = valley (e.g., Waleuhope, Walchope, Walewhope, Walhope, Walghope, Wauchope, and Waughope) • French, valle or val = valley (French ll pronounced as y) (note similarity in look and pronunciation with Waleu- or Walew-) (Also, previous to about 1600 in Scotland an intrusive l was a common way of designating a preceding long vowel, chiefly a or o, but not sounded.)

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