Geographical etymology: a dictionary of place-names giving their derivationsBlackie, Christina
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Geographical etymology: a dictionary of place-names giving their derivations
Blackie, Christina
Names, Geographical
a place of merchandise, from A.S. _ceapan_, Ger. _kaufen_ (to buy);
_e.g._ Chepstow, Chippenham, Cheapside (the market-place or town);
Chipping-Norton and Chipping-Sodbury (the north and south market-town);
Chippinghurst (the market at the wood or thicket); Copenhagen,
Dan. _Kioben-havn_ (the haven for merchandise); Lidkioping (the
market-place on the R. Lid); Linkioping, anc. _Longakopungar_ (long
market-town), in Sweden; Arroeskiœbing (the market-place in the island
of Arroe); Nykoping, in Funen, and Nykjobing, in Falster, Denmark (new
market-place). The Copeland Islands on the Irish coast (the islands of
merchandise), probably used as a storehouse by the Danish invaders;
Copmansthorpe (the village of traders), in Yorkshire; Nordköping (north
market), in Sweden; Kaufbeuren (market-place), in Bavaria; Sydenham, in
Kent, formerly Cypenham (market-place).
[Sidenote: CHLUM (Sclav.),]
a hill, cognate with the Lat. _culmen_, transposed by the Germans into
_kulm_ and sometimes into _golm_; _e.g._ Kulm, in W. Prussia (a town on
a hill); Kulm, on the R. Saale; Chlumek, Chlumetz, Golmitz, Golmüz (the
little hill).
[Sidenote: CILL (Gadhelic),
CELL (Cym.-Cel.), from
CELLA (Lat.), and in the Provence languages,
CELLA, CELLULE,]
a cell, a burying-ground, a church; in Celtic topography, _kil_ or
_kel_; _e.g._ Kilbride (the cell or church of St. Bridget), frequent
in Ireland and Scotland; Kildonan (of St. Donan); Kilkerran (of
St. Kieran); Kilpeter (of St. Peter); Kilcattan (of St. Chattan);
Kilmichael, Kilmarnock, Kilmarten, Kelpatrick, Kilbrandon (the churches
dedicated to St. Michael, St. Marnock, St. Martin, St. Patrick,
St. Brandon); Kilmaurs, Kilmorick, Kilmurry (St. Mary’s church); I
Columkil or Iona (the island of Columba’s church); Kilwinning (St.
Vimen’s church); Kilkenny (of St. Canice); Kilbeggan, in Ireland, and
Kilbucho, in Peeblesshire (the church of St. Bega); Kil-Fillan (of
St. Fillan); Killaloe, anc. _Cill-Dalua_ (the church of St. Dalua);
Killarney, Irish _Cill-airneadh_ (the church of the sloes)--the ancient
name of the lake was Lough Leane, from a famous artificer who lived
on its shores; Killin, _i.e._ _Cill-Fhinn_ (the burying-ground of
Finn, which is still pointed out); Kilmany (the church on the mossy
ground, _moine_); Kilmelfort, Cel. _Cill-na-maol-phort_ (the church
on the bald haven); Kilmore generally means the great church, but
Kilmore, Co. Cork, is from _Coillmhor_ (great wood), and in many
places in Ireland and Scotland it is difficult to determine whether
the root of the names is _cill_ or _coill_; Kildare, from _Cill-dara_
(the cell of the oak blessed by St. Bridget); Kilmun, in Argyleshire,
is named from St. Munna, one of St. Columba’s companions; Kilrush,
Co. Clare (the church of the promontory or of the wood); Kells (the
cells) is the name of several places in Ireland, and of a parish in
Dumfries; but Kells, in Meath and Kilkenny, is a contraction of the
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