Ringwood Hill
hill or mountain · Scottish Borders
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely combines the Old English 'hring' (ring, circle) with 'wudu' (wood, forest) and 'hyll' (hill). It suggests a hill associated with a wood that might have a circular feature or boundary.
Word origins
- Ringwood
- Old EnglishAttestedring wood(from hring "ring, circle", wudu "wood, forest")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")