Stony Hill
hamlet · Aberdeenshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Stony Hill is a hamlet named for a hill characterized by stony ground. The name derives from the Old English words 'stānig' meaning stony and 'hyll' meaning hill.
Word origins
- Stony
- Old EnglishAttestedstony(from stānig "stony")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")