Croy
village · North Lanarkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Croy is an Old English place name, possibly meaning 'crow's hill' or 'crooked hill'. It refers to a topographical feature associated with crows or a bend.
Word origins
- Cro
- Old EnglishAttestedcrooked, crow(from croc "crooked", crāwe "crow")
- ey
- Old Norseisland(from ey "island")
Historical forms
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