Mistylaw Muir
hill or mountain · Renfrewshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Mistylaw Muir describes a misty hill or mound within a moorland area. 'Muir' is a Scottish Gaelic or Old Norse term for a moor or heath.
Word origins
- Mistylaw
- Old Englishmisty hill(from miste "mist", lágr "low hill")
- Muir
- Gaelicmoor, heath(from mòr "great")