Blackhall Hill
hill or mountain · Renfrewshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Blackhall Hill likely refers to a hill near a dark or prominent hall. 'Black' describes the colour, and 'hall' refers to a large house or manor.
Word origins
- Black
- Old Englishdark, black(from blæc "black")
- hall
- Old Englishhall, manor house(from heall "hall")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")