Murder Cleuch
valley · Scottish Borders
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name is likely Old English. 'Murder' might refer to a place where a murder occurred, or it could be a corruption of an older term. 'Cleuch' is a Scots word for a ravine.
Word origins
- Murder
- Old EnglishAttestedpossibly related to a murder or a corruption of an older term(from morth "murder")
- Cleuch
- ScotsAttestedravine, steep-sided valley(from clōh "ravine")