What does Kil mean in Irish?
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What does Kil mean in Irish?
Names of Irish Gaelic origin
| Anglicised spelling | Irish | English translation |
|---|---|---|
| kil, kill | cill | churchyard or graveyard |
| kil, kill | coill | woodland |
| kin, ken | cionn/ceann | head |
| knock | cnoc | hill |
What does Kil mean in Kilmarnock?
1848. Kil or Kill. (Place name adjunct as in Kilmarnock) KIL, or Kill, an adjunct of very frequent occurrence in Scottish topography.
Why do Scottish towns start with Kil?
Gaelic cill (pronounced keel) originally meant ‘cell, church’ from Old Irish cell, (ultimately from Latin cella) and now usually means ‘chapel, churchyard’ in modern Gaelic. In the case of Kilpatrick in West Dunbartonshire, the original church was located in the town which is now known as Old Kilpatrick.
What is Scottish Kil?
Other Gaelic place name elements which have a wide distribution in Scotland include kil- (Gaelic cill ‘church, churchyard’), tully or tilly- (Gaelic tulach, ‘hillock, knoll’) and knock (Gaelic cnoc, ‘hill’).
Is kil a word?
No, kil is not in the scrabble dictionary.
What does Ness mean in Scottish place names?
Ness (given name)
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name | Scottish |
| Meaning | From the headland |
| Other names | |
| See also | Nestor, Irnes |
What does Bal mean in Scottish?
Place names in Scotland that contain the element BAL- from the Scottish Gaelic ‘baile’ meaning home, farmstead, town or city. This data gives some indication of the extent of medieval Gaelic settlement in Scotland.
What does PIT mean in Scotland?
‘Pett’ (pit) meaning portion or share. Examples are Pittenweem and Pitlochry (Some include people’s names eg Pitcarmick, Pitewan, Pitcalman or their job eg Pitskelly which means the storyteller’s share or place).
What does dun mean in Gaelic?
fort
The term comes from Irish dún or Scottish Gaelic dùn (meaning “fort”), and is cognate with Old Welsh din (whence Welsh dinas “city” comes). In certain instances, place-names containing Dun- or similar in Northern England and Southern Scotland, may be derived from a Brittonic cognate of the Welsh form din.
What is prefix Inver?
meeting of the waters
‘Inver’ meaning meeting of the waters. Examples of these are Inverness and Inverkip. ‘Tigh’ meaning house. Examples are Tighnabruaich and Tyndrum.
What does Strath mean?
A strath is a large valley, typically a river valley that is wide and shallow (as opposed to a glen, which is typically narrower and deep).