Knowesgate
hamlet · Northumberland
ScotsAI-generated
Knowesgate likely combines the Scots word 'knowe' meaning a small hill or mound, with 'gate' meaning a street or way. It suggests a road or path leading to or from a small hill or mounds.
Word origins
- Knowes
- Scotssmall hills, mounds(from knowe "small hill, mound", -s "plural")
- gate
- Old Norsestreet, way(from gata "street, way")