Kinlocheil
settlement · Highland
GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
Kinlocheil is a Scottish Gaelic name. 'Ceann' means head or end, and 'loch' means lake or sea-inlet. 'Eil' is of uncertain origin, possibly related to a river name.
Word origins
- Kin
- GaelicAttestedhead, end(from ceann "head, end")
- loch
- Gaeliclake, sea-inlet(from loch "lake, sea-inlet")
- Eil
- Unknownuncertain origin
Historical forms
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