Knockbennan Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name likely combines the Gaelic 'cnoc' (hill) with 'bennan', which may be a personal name or a descriptive term of uncertain origin.
Word origins
- Knock
- GaelicAttestedhill(from cnoc "hill, mound")
- bennan
- Gaelicuncertain
- Hill
- Unknownhill(from hyll "hill")
Historical forms
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