English / Map Form: Auckengill
Gaelic Form: no Gaelic form
Location: Catihness, Highland
Post Town: WICK
County: Caithness
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Auckengill
Gaelic Form: no Gaelic form
Language Notes
Element Meaning
Sources
| Okengill | 1654 Blaeu Map (Caithness) |
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| Ockingill | 1747-55 Roy | |
| Oukingill | 1820 Thomson |
| ON Hakonar-gil, Hakon’s gil | Omand 1972, 225 |
| generic ON gil – deep narrow glen with stream hawk specific possibly ON haukr | Waugh 1987, 104 |
Additional Information
“2nd element N water-course or gorge. Hakonar – Hakon’s & hauke – hawk’s have been Recommended for the 1st. May however be variation of Achingill – field of the water-course.” Caithness Place-Names [the early forms above make this latter derivation very unlikely].
