Murieston Hill
hill or mountain · Scottish Borders
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Murieston Hill is likely named from an Old English personal name, possibly 'Mora', combined with 'tun' meaning 'farmstead' or 'village'.
Word origins
- Murieston
- Old EnglishAttestedPossibly from personal name 'Mora' + 'tun' (farmstead)(from Mora "personal name", tun "farmstead, village")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedHill(from hyll "hill")