Knock Pike
hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness · 398m
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name combines the Gaelic word for a hill with the English word 'pike', possibly referring to a pointed hill or a hill with a prominent peak. The 'Knock' element is the topographic descriptor.
Word origins
- Knock
- GaelicAttestedhill(from cnoc "hill, round hill, knoll")
- Pike
- Old EnglishAttestedpointed hill, peak(from pic "pointed object, peak")