Knockally
settlement · Highland
GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
Knockally is likely a Gaelic name meaning 'hill of the stream' or 'hill of the church'. The first element is 'cnoc' (hill), and the second could relate to 'allt' (stream) or 'eaglais' (church).
Word origins
- Knock
- GaelicAttestedHill(from cnoc "hill")
- ally
- GaelicAttestedPossibly 'stream' (allt) or 'church' (eaglais)(from allt "stream", eaglais "church")
Historical forms
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