Yett Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill associated with a 'yett', which is a dialectal word for a gate, often a strong or barred one. It indicates a hill near such a gate.
Word origins
- Yett
- Old EnglishAttestedgate(from ġeat "gate")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")