Byrehope Mount
hill or mountain · Scottish Borders · 536m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely combines Old English 'byre' meaning 'byre' or 'cowshed' with 'hop' meaning 'a small valley or enclosed space' and 'mōr' meaning 'moor' or 'upland'. It could refer to a cowshed in a small valley on the moor.
Word origins
- Byrehope
- Old EnglishAttestedbyre in a valley(from byre "byre, cowshed", hop "small valley, enclosed space")
- Mount
- Old EnglishAttestedhill, mountain(from mōnt "mountain")