Candle Hillock
hill or mountain · Aberdeenshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely derives from the Old English word 'canne', meaning 'can' or 'pitcher', possibly referring to a shape. It is combined with 'hyll', meaning 'hill', and 'hocc', meaning 'small hill'.
Word origins
- Candle
- Old EnglishAttestedcan, pitcher(from canne "can, pitcher")
- hillock
- Old EnglishAttestedsmall hill(from hyll "hill", hocc "small hill")