| PLACE-NAME | SUGGESTED MEANING |
|---|---|
| Afton Bridgend | One of original four village that made up New Cumnock |
| Afton Water | W. afon G. abhain ‘water, river’ |
| Ail-, Al- | G. ail, al ‘rock of -‘ |
| Alhang hill and burn | G. al ‘rock of ?’ |
| Alwhat hill and burn | G. al chat ‘rock of the wild cat’ |
| Ashbeugh Glenn | |
| Ashmark | S. esche mark ‘ash-tree merk-land’ |
| Auch-, Auchen-, Auchin- | G. achadh na ‘field of the –‘ |
| Auchincally hill and burn | G. achadh na calliche ‘field of the old wife ’ |
| Auchincross and Hall of Auchincross | 1. G. achadh na croisg ‘field of the crossing over the ridge’ 2. G. achadh na croise ‘field of the cross’ |
| Auchingee | G. achadh geadh ‘field of the goose’ |
| Auchintow hill | G. achadh toll ‘field of the hollow’ |
| Auchtitench lane | G. ochdamh teanga ‘an eighth land of tongue shaped land’ |
| Auldnaw Burn and Glen | G. allt atha ‘burn of the kiln’ |
| PLACE-NAME | SUGGESTED MEANING |
| Abbreviations: | G. Gaelic, S. Scots, W. Welsh |
