Rangely Kip
hill or mountain · East Lothian · 400m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Rangely Kip likely means 'the boundary ridge'. It combines Old English 'ranc' (proud, strong) or 'range' (boundary) with 'hyll' (hill) and 'kip' (a rocky outcrop or peak, possibly from Old Norse 'kippr').
Word origins
- Range
- Old Englishboundary(from ranc "proud, strong")
- ley
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
- Kip
- Old Norsepeak, rocky outcrop(from kippr "peak, rocky outcrop")