Halfmark Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill where a 'mark' or boundary was set, possibly a meeting place or a marker. 'Half' indicates it was a significant point or perhaps a half-way marker.
Word origins
- Halfmark
- Old EnglishAttestedhalf boundary or meeting point(from hēalf "half", mearc "boundary, frontier, landmark")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")