Highlaws
hamlet · Cumberland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name refers to a settlement or farmstead located on high ground, possibly near a hill or a prominent elevated feature. It is a descriptive name indicating the location's topography.
Word origins
- High
- Old EnglishAttestedhigh, elevated(from hēah "high")
- laws
- Old EnglishAttestedhills, mounds(from hlāw "hill, mound, burial mound")