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Kempleton Hill

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely derives from an Old English personal name, 'Cempa', meaning 'warrior', combined with 'tun', meaning 'enclosure' or 'settlement'. The 'Hill' element is a later addition.

Word origins

Kempleton
Old EnglishSettlement of Cempa(from cempa "warrior (personal name)", tūn "enclosure, settlement")
Hill
Old Englishhill