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Holland Hill

hill or mountain · Aberdeenshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Holland Hill could derive from Old English 'hōl' meaning hollow, and 'land' meaning land, referring to a hollow piece of land. Alternatively, it might relate to 'holly land'. 'Hill' is the topographic element.

Word origins

holland
Old Englishhollow land(from hol land "hollow land")
hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")