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Burnmouth Hill

hill or mountain · Scottish Borders

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a hill at the mouth of a stream or brook. It combines the Old English 'burna' (stream) with 'mutha' (mouth).

Word origins

burn
Old EnglishStream or brook(from burna "stream, brook")
mouth
Old EnglishMouth(from mutha "mouth")
hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")