Torr
- in place-names, this term usually represents Gaelic tòrr 'hill'. Although the word torr was borrowed by Scottish writers, it has only rarely been recorded in historical literature and is not known to have been used to coin names in Scots. It is often found in Gaelic place-names, such as Tarbrax in Lanarkshire. The second part of this place-name is from Gaelic breac 'speckled'. In the case of Tarbolton in Ayrshire, however, the Gaelic term has been added to the earlier name Bolton, derived from Old English.