Kirktonhall Glen
valley · North Ayrshire
Old NorseSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Kirktonhall Glen is a valley named after a church. 'Kirk' is Old Norse for church, 'ton' is Old English for a settlement, 'hall' is Old English for a large house, and 'glen' is Gaelic for a narrow valley.
Word origins
- Kirk
- Old Norsechurch(from kirkja "church")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement(from tūn "settlement, village")
- hall
- Old Englishhall, manor house(from heall "hall, manor house")
- glen
- GaelicAttestedvalley(from gleann "valley")