Garnethill
suburban area · Glasgow City
WelshSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name combines the Welsh 'garn' (cairn, heap of stones) with the English 'hill'. It means 'cairn hill' or 'hill with a cairn'.
Word origins
- Garn
- WelshCairn, heap of stones(from carn "cairn, heap of stones")
- hill
- Old EnglishAttestedHill(from hyll "hill")