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Cotly Hill

hill or mountain · Midlothian

Old EnglishAI-generated

Cotly Hill likely refers to a hill associated with a clearing belonging to someone named Cotta. It combines an Old English personal name with 'leah' (woodland clearing) and 'hyll' (hill).

Word origins

Cot
Old EnglishPossibly from a personal name like 'Cotta'(from Cotta "personal name")
ly
Old Englishwoodland clearing(from leah "woodland clearing")
hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")