Barnbeth Hill
hill or mountain · Renfrewshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely combines the Old English 'bere-ern' (barley house, granary) with 'bæð' (bath) and 'hill'. It suggests a hill with a granary and possibly a bathing place.
Word origins
- Barnbeth
- Old Englishgranary bath(from bere-ærn "barley house", bæð "bath")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")