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Job's Cleugh

valley · Cumberland

Old EnglishAI-generated

Job's Cleugh is likely named after the biblical figure Job, combined with the Old English term 'cloh' meaning a ravine. It refers to a ravine associated with someone named Job, perhaps due to hardship or a biblical reference.

Word origins

Job's
Old Englishbelonging to Job(from Job "Biblical name")
Cleugh
Old Englishravine(from cloh "ravine, steep-sided valley")