Blairlick Hill
hill or mountain · Moray
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Blairlick Hill may derive from Gaelic words meaning 'plain' or 'field' and 'slope' or 'bank'. It describes a plain or field on a slope or bank.
Word origins
- Blair
- GaelicAttestedplain, field(from blàr "plain, field")
- lick
- GaelicAttestedslope, bank(from leac "slope, slab, flagstone")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")