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Hillside

suburban area · City of Edinburgh

Old EnglishAI-generated

This is a descriptive place name, referring to a settlement located on or near a hill. The name is composed of two common Old English elements.

Word origins

Hyll
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")
Syd
Old Englishside(from sīd "side, slope")

Historical forms

Hilleside