Moor of Balvack
hamlet · Aberdeenshire
GaelicAI-generated
This name likely refers to a moor associated with Balvack. 'Mòr' in Gaelic can mean 'great' or 'big', but in this context, it is more likely a loanword from Old Norse 'mór' meaning moor. Balvack is of Gaelic origin, possibly meaning 'town of the hollow'.
Word origins
- Moor
- Old Norsemoor, heathland(from mór "moor")
- of
- Unknownof
- Balvack
- Gaelictown of the hollow(from bàil "town", bhac "of the hollow")