Bother Cleugh

valley · East Lothian

Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements

Bother Cleugh likely derives from Old English 'both', meaning a booth or shelter, and 'cloh', meaning a ravine or valley. It may refer to a sheltered ravine or a ravine with a temporary shelter.

Word origins

Bother
Old Englishbooth, shelter(from both "booth, shelter")
Cleugh
Old EnglishAttestedravine, valley(from cloh "ravine, valley")

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