Hindog Glen
valley · North Ayrshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name is composed of Old English 'hinde' (female deer) and 'glen' (narrow valley, from Gaelic). It refers to a narrow valley where deer were found.
Word origins
- Hindog
- Old Englishdeer(from hinde "female deer")
- Glen
- GaelicAttestednarrow valley(from gleann "valley")