Melowther Hill
hill or mountain · East Renfrewshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
Melowther Hill likely derives from Old English 'mæl-wæther', meaning 'boundary-water' or 'boundary-stream'. It refers to a hill near a boundary stream.
Word origins
- Melowther
- Old Englishboundary-water or boundary-stream(from mæl "boundary, mark", wæther "water, stream")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
Historical forms
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