Mennock
hamlet · Dumfries and Galloway
CumbricAI-generated
Mennock is likely a Cumbric name, possibly meaning 'smooth hill' or 'rocky hill'. The first element might relate to smoothness or stone, and '-ock' could be a diminutive or topographical suffix.
Word origins
- Men-
- Cumbricsmooth or rocky(from men "stone, rock")
- -ock
- Cumbricdiminutive or topographical suffix
Historical forms
Menok