Forehill
suburban area · South Ayrshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Forehill likely describes a hill located at the front or entrance to an area. It is derived from Old English 'fore' (in front, first) and 'hyll' (hill).
Word origins
- Fore
- Old EnglishAttestedin front, first(from fore "in front, first")
- hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")