Whitehills
village · Aberdeenshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
Whitehills likely refers to hills that are white, perhaps due to chalk or light-coloured soil. It is composed of the Old English 'hwit' (white) and 'hyll' (hill).
Word origins
- White
- Old EnglishAttestedwhite(from hwit "white")
- hills
- Old EnglishAttestedhills(from hyll "hill")
Historical forms
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