Ballo Hill
hill or mountain · Perth and Kinross
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This hill name likely derives from the Gaelic word 'baile', meaning 'townland' or 'settlement'. It is often used in Scottish place names to denote a settlement on or near a hill.
Word origins
- Ballo
- GaelicAttestedtownland, settlement(from baile "townland, settlement")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")