 Cunninghame is the northern part of Ayrshire.Traditionally, in 1059, King Malcolm rewarded Malcolm, son of Friskin with the Thanedom of Cunninghame.There were many early theories surrounding the origin of this name, and the name was thought to be of territorial origin and it derived from the word Koenig, which means king and the word ham for village, or "coineanach", a "coney", which means "rabbit" and the Saxon "ham" which means "village".