Sub-Rosa Gully
valley · North Ayrshire
LatinSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Sub-Rosa Gully is a valley name. 'Sub Rosa' is a Latin phrase meaning 'under the rose', historically used to denote secrecy. It is applied here to a gully, possibly for its hidden or secluded nature.
Word origins
- Sub Rosa
- Latinunder the rose, secret(from sub rōsa "under the rose")
- Gully
- Unknownnarrow ravine