Quote Originally Posted by Galendae View Post
I really like this map and the names too. Language on the names?
The main influence is Gaelic.

"Knockard" for instance, is an anglicized spelling of "cnoc ard" meaning "High Hill" in Irish Gaelic. "Brug" is an Old Irish word for a hostel. Leóman comes from Leómhan, a modern Irish word for a lion. If I remember correctly, "Broch" is Scottish, and refers to a stone tower.

And while "Tor" is a word that has appeared in Early Britain, in the context I have heard it used, it refers to a hill. While this would CORRESPOND with "cnoc ard" it would be redundant. In this case I am using the Latin meaning "Tower," to construct "Tower of the High Hill"