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Bads Knowe

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway

Old NorseAI-generated

This name likely refers to a hill or knoll associated with a person named Baddr or a badger. 'Knowe' is a Northern English/Scottish term for a small hill or mound.

Word origins

Bads
Old Norsebelonging to Baddr or badgers(from Baddr "personal name", badger "badger")
Knowe
Old Norseknoll, small hill(from knollr "knoll")