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Middle Hinty Cleuch

valley · Scottish Borders

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name means 'middle valley'. It combines the Old English 'middle' with 'hynt' possibly meaning a slope or ascent, and 'clēow' meaning a ravine or valley.

Word origins

Middle
Old EnglishCentral, intermediate(from middel "middle")
Hinty
UnknownPossibly slope or ascent
Cleuch
ScotsRavine, valley(from clōh "ravine, valley")