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Upper Hallidayhill

hill or mountain · Dumfries and Galloway · 215m

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name Upper Hallidayhill refers to a hill located above a place named Hallidayhill. Hallidayhill likely derives from a personal name, 'Healda', combined with the Old English word 'dæl' meaning 'valley' or 'dale'.

Word origins

Upper
Old Englishhigher(from uperra "higher")
Halliday
Old EnglishHealda's valley(from Healda "personal name", dæl "valley, dale")
hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")

Historical forms

Haledayhill