Big Hinty Cleuch
valley · Scottish Borders
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a large ravine or steep-sided valley. 'Hinty' may be a personal name or descriptive term. 'Cleuch' is a Scots or Northern English term for a ravine.
Word origins
- Big
- Old EnglishLarge, great.(from bicge "large")
- Hinty
- Old EnglishPossibly a personal name or a descriptive term.
- Cleuch
- ScotsAttestedRavine, steep-sided valley.(from clōh "ravine, gorge")