Shaw Hill
hill or mountain · South Lanarkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a hill characterized by shaw, which can mean a small wood or a place where trees grow. It may also be related to a personal name.
Word origins
- Shaw
- Old EnglishAttestedSmall wood or thicket(from sceaga "small wood, thicket")
- hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")