Bill's Cleuch
valley · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Bill's Cleuch is named after a person called 'Billa', indicated by the possessive 'Bill's'. 'Cleuch' is a Scots word for a ravine or steep-sided valley, derived from Old Norse.
Word origins
- Bill's
- Old EnglishAttestedbelonging to Billa(from Billa "personal name")
- Cleuch
- Scotsravine, steep-sided valley(from kljúfr "ravine")