Carnaquheen
lake or loch · Aberdeenshire
GaelicSurmised
Suggested4 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name is of Gaelic origin. 'Carn' means a cairn or heap of stones. 'Quheen' may be a corruption of 'cuinnean', meaning a hollow or den. It describes a hollow or den near a cairn.
Word origins
- Carn
- Gaeliccairn, heap of stones(from carn "cairn, heap of stones")
- quheen
- Gaelichollow, den(from cuinnean "hollow, den")
Historical forms
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