Summer Hill
hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway · 118m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name simply means 'summer hill'. 'Sumor' means 'summer', and 'hyll' means 'hill'. It likely refers to a hill that is prominent or accessible during the summer months.
Word origins
- Summer
- Old EnglishAttestedsummer(from sumor "summer")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")