Knockdawn
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name probably combines the Gaelic 'cnoc' (hill) with 'dona', meaning 'bad' or 'unlucky', or 'dùn' meaning 'fort'. It suggests a hill with a negative association or a former fort.
Word origins
- Knock
- GaelicAttestedhill(from cnoc "hill, knob")
- dawn
- GaelicAttestedbad or fort(from dona "bad, unlucky", dùn "fort, stronghold")