Peartree Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a hill where pear trees grow or are located. 'Peartree' is a straightforward English description of the flora, and 'hill' denotes the landform.
Word origins
- Peartree
- Old EnglishAttestedpear tree(from peru "pear", trēow "tree")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")