Whitlam Hill
hill or mountain · Aberdeenshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill with a white clearing or a clearing that appears white. It is composed of the Old English 'hwīt' (white) and 'feld' (field, clearing).
Word origins
- White
- Old EnglishAttestedwhite(from hwīt "white")
- lam
- Old EnglishAttestedmud, mire(from lām "mud, mire")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")