Toptowie Hill
hill or mountain · Falkirk
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Toptowie Hill is likely a compound of Old English 'tōp' meaning 'top' or 'upper' and 'tōwīc' meaning 'dairy farm' or 'outlying farmstead'. The 'Hill' element is a later addition.
Word origins
- Top
- Old Englishupper(from tōp "top, upper")
- towie
- Old Englishdairy farm(from tōwīc "dairy farm, outlying farmstead")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")