Corbet Hill
hill or mountain · Renfrewshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name may derive from Old English 'corf' meaning 'gap' or 'notch', possibly referring to a feature of the hill. 'Corbet' could also be a personal name of Norman origin, but the 'corf' interpretation is more likely for a hill name.
Word origins
- Corbet
- Old Englishgap, notch(from corf "gap, notch")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")