Caudle Cleugh
valley · Scottish Borders
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name is likely a combination of Old English 'calu' meaning 'bare' and 'dæl' meaning 'valley', with 'cleugh' meaning 'ravine' or 'steep slope'. It describes a bare ravine.
Word origins
- Caudle
- Old EnglishAttestedbare valley(from calu "bare, bald", dæl "valley")
- Cleugh
- Old EnglishAttestedravine(from clōh "ravine, hollow")