Knocknairs Hill
hill or mountain · Inverclyde
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name begins with 'cnoc', the Gaelic word for hill. 'Nairs' might be a corruption of a Gaelic term, possibly related to a ridge or a specific feature of the hill.
Word origins
- Knock
- GaelicAttestedhill(from cnoc "hill, knob")
- nairs
- Gaelicuncertain, possibly ridge or feature