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Mynwhirr Hill

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway

WelshAI-generated

Mynwhirr Hill is a Welsh name. 'Myn' is a shortened form of 'mynydd' (mountain/hill), and 'whirr' may relate to a local feature or personal name, though its exact meaning is uncertain.

Word origins

Myn
Welshmountain, hill(from mwn "mountain, hill")
whirr
Welshuncertain(from whirr "uncertain")
hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")