High Craig
hill or mountain · Renfrewshire
Old NorseSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name combines the Old Norse 'hár' (high) with 'krkr' (crag, rocky outcrop). 'Craig' is a later variant of 'crag'. It describes a prominent rocky hill.
Word origins
- High
- Old Norsehigh(from hár "high")
- Craig
- Old Norserocky outcrop(from krkr "rocky outcrop")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
Historical forms
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