Highside Hill
hill or mountain · East Lothian · 314m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name describes a high hill. It combines the Old English 'hēah' (high) with 'sīd' (side, slope) and the generic term 'hyll' (hill).
Word origins
- High
- Old EnglishAttestedhigh(from hēah "high")
- side
- Old Englishside, slope(from sīd "side, slope")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")