carlisle

< /ˈgrɪf ɪn/, 1835–1910, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1883–89.

a city in Cumbria, in NW England.

a city in S Pennsylvania.

Angling. a fishhook having a narrow bend.

noun

1. a city in NW England, administrative centre of Cumbria: railway and industrial centre. Pop: 71 773 (2001)Latin name: Luguvallum (ˌluːɡuːˈvæləm)

Carleol (c.1100), earlier Lugovalio (4c.), from a Celtic proper name *Luguvalos. The Celtic cair “fortified town” was added in the Middle Ages.