Knowe Heads
hill or mountain · Northumberland
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name likely combines 'cnoc' (rounded hill) with 'heafod' (head, summit). The term 'cnoc' was borrowed into Old Norse and is common in northern England and Scotland.
Word origins
- Knowe
- Old Englishrounded hill(from cnoc "rounded hill, knob")
- Heads
- Old Englishheads, summits(from heafod "head, summit")