Kenmure Hill
hill or mountain · Renfrewshire · 77m
ScotsSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Kenmure Hill is a hill name likely derived from Scots. 'Ken' may mean 'to see' or 'to know', and 'mure' is a variant of 'muir', meaning moor or heathland. 'Hill' is a common English topographic term.
Word origins
- Ken
- Scotsto see, to know(from kenna "to know")
- mure
- Scotsmoor, heathland(from mōr "moor")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")