Hard Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name describes a hill that is difficult to traverse due to its rough or stony nature. It combines the Old English adjective 'heard' meaning 'hard, rough, difficult' with 'hyll', meaning 'hill'.
Word origins
- Hard
- Old EnglishAttestedhard, rough, difficult(from heard "hard, rough, difficult")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")