Dobbingstone Hill
hill or mountain · South Ayrshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Dobbingstone Hill is likely an Old English name, meaning 'Dobbin's stone hill'.
Word origins
- Dobbin
- Old EnglishAttesteda personal name, diminutive of Dob(from Dobbe "personal name", -in "diminutive suffix")
- stone
- Old EnglishAttestedstone(from stan "stone")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")