Leakin Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway · 79m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Leakin Hill may derive from the Old English 'lēac' (leek or onion) or 'lēac' (a place where leeks grow). 'Hill' is a common topographic term.
Word origins
- Leakin
- Old EnglishAttestedleek or place of leeks(from lēac "leek")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")