Quick Cleugh
valley · Northumberland
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name likely refers to a steep valley or ravine. 'Quick' may refer to a stream or a fast-flowing watercourse, and 'cleugh' is an Old English word for a ravine or steep valley.
Word origins
- Quick
- Old Englishstream, fast-flowing water(from cwic "alive, quick, stream")
- Cleugh
- Old Englishravine, steep valley(from clōh "ravine, valley")