Bow Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name 'Bow Hill' likely refers to a hill with a curved or arched shape, from the Old English word 'boga'.
Word origins
- Bow
- Old EnglishAttestedarch, bow(from boga "arch, bow")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")