It means a ridge formed from glacial deposits. the word "Kame" with this meaning is to be found in geographical dictionaries. it comes from an Old English or Old Norse word for "comb". Judy ---------- >From: "Roy G. Perkins" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [SCT-ROX] Minto Kaims >Date: 04, Sun Jan, 2004, 9:28 pm > > Kaims or Kames as they spell it now is not familiar to me but I would > hazzard a guess that it is a corruption of Kain which is an old Gaelic word > for a tithe, tax or tribute: whence Kain-children.
Hi Judy, I understand that that it what is what is meant by 'Kames', the modern spelling as sanitised by the Ordnance Survey, but where did the original word 'Kaims' come from? And is the local pronounciation the same? For example look at Carby Hill, Castleton as sanitised, compared with the old word Caerba Hill still current in local pronunciation and with a quite specific reason. Only thinking aloud. :-) Regards Roy Regards Roy ----- Original Message ----- From: "J A Olsen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 11:09 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-ROX] Minto Kaims > It means a ridge formed from glacial deposits. the word "Kame" with this > meaning is to be found in geographical dictionaries. it comes from an Old > English or Old Norse word for "comb". > > Judy > > ---------- > >From: "Roy G. Perkins" <[email protected]> > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [SCT-ROX] Minto Kaims > >Date: 04, Sun Jan, 2004, 9:28 pm > > > > > Kaims or Kames as they spell it now is not familiar to me but I would > > hazzard a guess that it is a corruption of Kain which is an old Gaelic word > > for a tithe, tax or tribute: whence Kain-children. > > > ==== SCT-ROXBURGH Mailing List ==== > AUGUST THEME: Is 'USEFUL WEBSITES', which includes all websites you have found useful in yourgenealogical or local history research. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >