Town Law
hill or mountain · Scottish Borders
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a hill or elevated area associated with a town. 'Law' in this context likely derives from Old Norse 'lágr' meaning low, or Old English 'hlaw' meaning hill or mound.
Word origins
- Town
- Old EnglishAttestedtown, settlement, village(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village, manor, estate, town")
- Law
- Old EnglishAttestedhill, mound(from hlāw "hill, mound, burial mound")