Knockbain
settlement · Highland
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Knockbain is a Gaelic name likely meaning 'hill of the cows' or 'hill of the bay'. 'Cnoc' means hill, and 'bàgh' means bay, or 'bain' could relate to cows.
Word origins
- Knock
- GaelicAttestedHill(from cnoc "hill")
- bain
- GaelicAttestedPossibly 'bay' (bàgh) or 'cows' (bainne)(from bàgh "bay", bainne "milk, cows")