Port Hill
hill or mountain · Scottish Borders
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Port Hill likely refers to a hill near a port or harbour. 'Port' comes from the Old English 'port', meaning a harbour or market town, and 'Hill' denotes the topographical feature.
Word origins
- Port
- Old EnglishAttestedharbour, market town(from port "harbour, market town")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")