Dublin
/ˈdʌblɪn/noun
The capital and largest city of Ireland, on the east coast at the mouth of the River Liffey.
Did you know?The name comes from Irish Dubhlinn, traditionally understood as 'black pool,' referring to a dark tidal pool near the early settlement, while a separate older name, Áth Cliath, also survived in Irish as the city’s official Gaelic name.
Etymological Timeline
Early Irish
Irish
Dubhlinn
“black pool”
Old Irish
Old Irish
Dub Linn
“black pool”
9th Century
Norse/Irish
Dyflin
“adapted form of the city name used in medieval Norse sources”
Middle English
English
Dublyn / Dublin
“the Irish city”
Modern English
English
Dublin
“the capital of Ireland”