Mauchline
village · East Ayrshire
ScotsSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
Mauchline is of Scots origin, likely meaning 'bare hill'. It combines the Scots word 'mauch', meaning bare or exposed, with 'linn', meaning a waterfall or pool.
Word origins
- mauch
- Scotsbare, exposed(from mauch "bare, exposed")
- linn
- ScotsAttestedwaterfall, pool(from linn "waterfall, pool")
Historical forms
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