Rough Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Rough Hill is a straightforward descriptive name indicating a hill with an uneven or difficult surface. It combines the Old English 'rūh' (rough) with 'hyll' (hill).
Word origins
- Rough
- Old EnglishAttestedrough, uneven(from rūh "rough")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")