Appalachian Names

white wave, juniper tree

servant, devotee

white shadow, white phantom, or white wave

white day, blessed day

dweller at the 'nook' or 'hollow'

hay meadow

hare's meadow

rocky hill, army hill, or grey hill

from the high farm/settlement

from the hedge-town

Holly tree

hollow, small valley, or hill

farmer, earth-worker

Island of grace

laurel, crown; pure; keeper of the keys; slim, fair

Keeper of the keys; pure

born of fire, handsome

dark-haired; descendant of Ciar

watercress meadow

from Cnoc's clearing/meadow

lady, throne, or sun

long

Uncertain, possibly 'light' or 'bright'

resolute protector, strong-willed warrior

dyer, cloth finisher

son of Adam

princess, queen, lady

son of Fionnlagh (fair hero)

sea fortress

from the new clearing or field

champion, chariot fighter

holy, blessed, or spear, ancestral land

little rock

from the pool

raven

ready, prepared

Fame and joy

red enclosure

rush island or island where rushes grow

star

ship's island

small branch or shoot

Cheerful, to bring, or a nickname for 'Tait'

fair, beautiful

well, spring, or water source

From the marsh or fen

winter's settlement

dweller by the dairy farm or settlement