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Kilmarnock Hill

hill or mountain · Argyll and Bute

GaelicAI-generated

Kilmarnock Hill is likely of Gaelic origin. 'Cill' means church or cell. 'Marnock' may be a personal name, possibly Saint Marnock. It refers to a church or cell associated with Saint Marnock.

Word origins

Cill
Gaelicchurch, cell(from cill "church, cell")
Marnock
Gaelicpersonal name, possibly Saint Marnock(from Marnóc "personal name")