Whitestone Hill
hill or mountain · Aberdeenshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name describes a hill characterized by white stones or a white stone feature. It is derived from the Old English 'hwīt' (white) and 'stān' (stone).
Word origins
- White
- Old EnglishAttestedwhite(from hwīt "white")
- stone
- Old EnglishAttestedstone(from stān "stone")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")