Bransly Hill
hill or mountain · East Lothian · 398m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name may derive from the Old English personal name Branda, meaning 'Brand's clearing'. It refers to a hill with a clearing associated with an individual named Brand.
Word origins
- Brans
- Old Englishbelonging to Brand(from Branda "a personal name")
- Ly
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing(from lēah "wood, clearing")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")