Cran Hill
hill or mountain · Aberdeenshire · 148m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This hill name likely derives from the Old English word 'cranuc' meaning a crane, possibly referring to the presence of the birds or a feature shaped like a crane's neck.
Word origins
- Cran
- Old EnglishAttestedCrane(from cranuc "crane")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedHill(from hyll "hill")