Ferny Knowe
hill or mountain · Aberdeenshire · 213m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill where ferns grow, possibly a prominent point or knoll. 'Ferny' means 'full of ferns', and 'knowe' is a dialectal term for a small hill or knoll.
Word origins
- Ferny
- Old EnglishAttestedferny, full of ferns(from fearnig "ferny")
- Knowe
- Old EnglishAttestedsmall hill, knoll(from cnoll "knoll, small hill")