Kaimes Hill
hill or mountain · City of Edinburgh · 248m
Old NorseSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Kaimes Hill likely derives from the Old Norse 'kamb' (ridge) and the Old English 'hyll' (hill). It describes a ridge-shaped hill.
Word origins
- Kaimes
- Old Norseridge(from kamb "comb, ridge")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")