Ewe Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill associated with ewes (female sheep). The term 'ewe' is Old English, and 'hill' is also a common Old English topographic term.
Word origins
- Ewe
- Old EnglishAttestedfemale sheep(from ēowu "ewe")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")