Nivingston Hill
hill or mountain · Perth and Kinross
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Nivingston Hill is likely an Old English name, possibly from a personal name 'Nifing' and 'tun' (settlement), with 'hill' added later. It refers to a settlement named after Nifing.
Word origins
- Nivingston
- Old EnglishAttestedSettlement of Nifing's people(from Nifing "personal name (possessive)", tun "settlement, village")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")