Knock Hill
hill or mountain · Scottish Borders
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name is a simple combination of the Gaelic word 'cnoc', meaning hill, and the English word 'hill'. It is a tautological name meaning 'hill hill'.
Word origins
- Knock
- GaelicAttestedhill(from cnoc "hill, mound")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")