Jock's Glen
valley · Northumberland
Old EnglishAI-generated
Jock's Glen is likely named after the personal name 'Jock', a diminutive of John, combined with the Old Norse word 'glen' meaning a narrow valley. It refers to a valley associated with someone called Jock.
Word origins
- Jock's
- Old Englishbelonging to Jock(from Jock "diminutive of John")
- Glen
- Old Norsenarrow valley(from glen "narrow valley")