What does Kil mean in place names?
What does Kil mean in place names?
first element in many Celtic place names, meaning “cell (of a hermit); church; burial place,” from Gaelic and Irish -cil, from cill, gradational variant of ceall “cell, church, burial place,” from Latin cella (see cell).
What do the letters Kil indicate in an Irish place name?
Kil/Kill e.g. Kilcock, Kill, Ballinakill “Kil/Kill” is slightly more difficult, stemming from either “coill” meaning “wood” or “cill” meaning “church.” There are several places named “Kill” throughout Ireland and some of them are “An Choill” in Irish, while others are “An Chill.”
Why do Scottish towns start with Kil?
Gaelic cill (pronounced keel) originally meant ‘cell, church’ from Old Irish cell, (ultimately from Latin cella) and now usually means ‘chapel, churchyard’ in modern Gaelic. In the case of Kilpatrick in West Dunbartonshire, the original church was located in the town which is now known as Old Kilpatrick.
What does Kil mean in Kilmarnock?
1848. Kil or Kill. (Place name adjunct as in Kilmarnock) KIL, or Kill, an adjunct of very frequent occurrence in Scottish topography.
Is kil a word?
No, kil is not in the scrabble dictionary.
What is Scottish Kil?
Other Gaelic place name elements which have a wide distribution in Scotland include kil- (Gaelic cill ‘church, churchyard’), tully or tilly- (Gaelic tulach, ‘hillock, knoll’) and knock (Gaelic cnoc, ‘hill’).
What does Balla mean in Gaelic?
wall. More meanings for balla. wall noun. claí, taobh, slios. mural adjective.
What is a kil in Scotland?
What is prefix Inver?
meeting of the waters
‘Inver’ meaning meeting of the waters. Examples of these are Inverness and Inverkip. ‘Tigh’ meaning house. Examples are Tighnabruaich and Tyndrum.
What does Ness mean in Scottish place names?
Ness (given name)
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name | Scottish |
| Meaning | From the headland |
| Other names | |
| See also | Nestor, Irnes |
What is Kil called in English?
/kīla/ nf. nail countable noun. A nail is a thin piece of metal with one pointed end and one flat end.
