Kirkland Glen
valley · North Ayrshire
Old NorseSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Kirkland Glen is a valley named after a church. 'Kirk' is Old Norse for church, 'land' is Old English for land, and 'glen' is Gaelic for a narrow valley.
Word origins
- Kirk
- Old Norsechurch(from kirkja "church")
- land
- Old Englishland(from land "land")
- glen
- GaelicAttestedvalley(from gleann "valley")