Hartwood Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely combines the Old English 'heorot' (hart/stag) with 'wudu' (wood) and 'hyll' (hill). It refers to a hill near a wood associated with stags.
Word origins
- Hartwood
- Old EnglishAttestedstag's wood(from heorot "hart, stag", wudu "wood")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")