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Placename OriginsThe name Cumnock has various interpretations of its origin but is so old that no-one could say with certainty which is the correct one. Rev John WARRICK in 1899 listed three different possible meanings of the name.
Com - cnoc meaning hollow of the hills
Com – oich meaning meeting of the waters
Cam – cnoc meaning bent or crooked hill
An argument for all of these is possible. Later a fourth meaning emerged – Cumanag, Gaelic for “little shrine”, also credible. Who knows precisely when the name of Cumnock originated? Suffice to say that the history of Cumnock really began in 1509.
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