Merkland Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Merkland Hill likely derives from the Old English 'mearc' meaning 'boundary' and 'land'. It suggests a hill on or near a boundary land.
Word origins
- Merkland
- Old EnglishAttestedboundary land(from mearc "boundary, border", land "land")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")