Docking Hole
valley · West Dunbartonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Docking Hole is likely named from an Old English personal name, 'Docca', combined with 'ing' (people of) and 'hol' (hollow, hole). It refers to a hollow associated with Docca's people.
Word origins
- Docking
- Old Englishof Docca's people(from Docca "personal name", -ing "people of")
- Hole
- Old EnglishAttestedhollow, hole(from hol "hollow, hole")