Allermuir Hill
hill or mountain · Edinburgh/Midlothian · 493m
Marilyn
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill near a moor associated with alder trees. 'Aller' relates to alder, 'muir' to moorland, and 'hill' to the elevation.
Word origins
- Aller
- Old EnglishAttestedalder trees(from alor "alder")
- muir
- Old Englishmoor, heathland(from mōr "moor")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")