Dunrod Hill
hill or mountain · Inverclyde · 298m
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Dunrod Hill is likely a Gaelic name, with 'dun' meaning fort or hill. The second element 'rod' could be from Old Norse 'hroðr' meaning fame, or a personal name.
Word origins
- Dun
- Gaelicfort, hill(from dún "fort, stronghold")
- rod
- Old Norsefame, or personal name(from hroðr "fame")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")