Clintheugh Linns
lake or loch · Scottish Borders
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to waterfalls ('linns') in a valley ('heugh') associated with a place named Clint. 'Clint' can mean hard, stony soil or rock.
Word origins
- Clint
- Old EnglishAttestedhard stony soil, rock(from clint "clint")
- Heugh
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley, ravine(from hōh "heel, spur of land, slope")
- Linns
- Old EnglishAttestedwaterfalls(from linn "waterfall")