House Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name refers to a hill where a house or houses are situated. 'House' denotes a dwelling, and 'hill' is a topographic descriptor.
Word origins
- House
- Old EnglishAttestedhouse, dwelling(from hus "house, dwelling")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
Historical forms
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