Millknowe
hill or mountain · Falkirk
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This place is named after a mill and a 'knowe', which is a small hill or knoll. 'Mill' refers to a grain-grinding place.
Word origins
- Mill
- Old Englishmill(from mylen "mill")
- Knowe
- Old EnglishAttestedknoll(from cnoll "knoll")