Sweerie Hill
hill or mountain · Shetland Islands
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name may be a variation of 'Sweet Hill', possibly referring to a pleasant or attractive hill. Alternatively, it could relate to the Old English 'swēg', meaning 'sound' or 'noise'.
Word origins
- Sweerie
- Old EnglishAttestedpleasant, noisy(from swēte "sweet, pleasant", swēg "sound, noise")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")