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Núrd derives from the earlier form Fiodhard, though its precise etymological meaning remains uncertain according to the official Irish Placenames Database. The local English translation is given as Newhill. The name's evolution is documented across centuries of administrative records: it appears as Nort in English escheats of 1332–1333, Nurde in a 1547 document, and subsequently as Noorth, Noor...

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