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Names meaning "hill" appear across multiple cultural traditions — from ancient Hebrew and Greek to modern English coinages. Each carries this meaning in a distinct cultural context.

Names meaning "hill" — key facts

  • 387 names contain the meaning "hill"
  • 215 gender-specific names, plus 79 gender-neutral
  • Names meaning "hill" appear in Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Arabic, and Sanskrit traditions
  • Meaning-based name searches have grown 45% year-over-year as parents seek intentional names

Girl Names Meaning "Hill"

95 girl names with this meaning

#515
English
Sword; beacon on the hill
#565
Welsh
A variation of 'Pryn' meaning 'a form of the place name or a hill'
#603
American
from the hill
#655
English
Wendy's hill
#657
American
Derived from the Old English term meaning 'port on the hill'.
#671
English
a feminine form of Brandon, meaning 'broom hill'
#687
English
From the ladera (the hillside)
#756
American↑ Rising
derived from Bryn, meaning 'hill' in Welsh, combined with Leigh meaning 'meadow'
#781
American
From the valley of the green hill
#818
American
a small, rolling hill
#831
American
Possibly derived from a variant of the name 'Kiona', meaning 'brown hills'.
#866
Irish
Meaning 'sea circle' or 'sea hill'.
#883
English
From the field with the hill
#884
Unknown
hill
#986
American
a variation of Macy, meaning 'hill'
#991
American
The descendent of the hill
#1004
American
Little earthen hill
#1024
American
from the hill by the grove
#1043
France
Little hill
#1074
USA
Fortified hill or army hill
#1189
American
Of the Kinver hills
#1198
American
Derived from 'Thurlow', meaning 'from the thicket or hill with thorn bushes'
#1218
American
A variant of the name Brynn, meaning 'hill' or 'mound'.
#1218
American
from the hill
#1234
American
Crown, hill
#1238
Spanish
hill or small mountain
#1298
American
A feminine form of 'Cory', meaning 'from the hill'.
#1303
India
Means 'a small mound or hill'.
#1309
American
a name possibly derived from an Old English meaning 'river valley' or 'hill'.
#1325
English
from the rocky hill
#1327
Welsh
Hill or mound
#1339
American
Hill with a furrow
#1363
American
A modern name combination possibly derived from Bree and Lan, meaning 'hill' or 'dweller near the hill'
#1406
American
Variant of Braelyn; 'Briar hill'
#1441
American
Possibly a variation of 'Kiona', meaning 'brown hills'.
#1463
Native American tribes
a high place or hill
#1508
English
army hill
#1527
American
Possibly derived from a French surname meaning 'mountain' or 'the hill'
#1533
Norway
hill
#1533
English
a feminine form of 'Cerro', meaning 'hill'
#1561
American
Hilltop or covered in brambles
#1580
English
A blend of Brynn and Lee, meaning 'hill' and 'meadow' respectively
#1630
Ireland
Variant of Tara; meaning 'hill' or 'star'.
#1667
United Kingdom
the mountain or hill
#1702
Scotland
Great or sea hill
#1732
American
Hill or rising ground
#1779
American
A modern name, possibly derived from 'Monte,' meaning hill or mountain.
#1841
Ireland
may have ties to the word for 'part of a hill'.
#1841
American
Meadow on a hill
#1874
Ireland
Derived from 'Muirín', meaning 'sea hill'.
#1911
American
Possibly derived from a modern interpretation of the name 'Tyra', meaning 'hill'
#1963
American
Derived from 'Tara', meaning 'star' or 'hill'.
#1991
American
Derived from Tara, meaning 'star' or 'hill'
#2733
American↑ Rising
hill, mound
#3920
American
from the hill
#4285
Welsh↑ Rising
hill
#4890
Wales
hill
#5995
American↑ Rising
hill
#7899
Arab countries↑ Rising
Refers to a hill or a high place.
#7903
American↑ Rising
A modern variant of the name Macy, often interpreted as 'hill' or 'gift'.
#8843
English↑ Rising
Weaver, settling near the hill.
#9684
American
high hill
#9733
American
Hill slope.
#9734
American
A combination name, likely derived from 'Bryn', meaning 'hill' in Welsh, and 'Lynn', meaning 'lake' or 'water' in Welsh.
#9785
English↑ Rising
a form of the name Bailey, meaning 'bailiff' or 'fortified hill'
#9975
American
From the hill of the knox
American
A variation of Bree, meaning 'hill' or 'spirited'.
American
A modern invented name, potentially a combination of 'Bryn' (Hill) and 'Zlee'.
England↑ Rising
From the hill with the steep slope
American↑ Rising
From the grove, by the hill
American↑ Rising
hill
USA↑ Rising
From the hill
United Kingdom↑ Rising
Fort on the hill
American
hill
American
Rocky hill
Ireland
hill
English
Variant of 'Bree', meaning 'hill' or 'exalted one'
American↑ Rising
A blend of 'Bryn' and 'Lynn', where 'Bryn' means 'hill' in Welsh and 'Lynn' means 'lake' or 'waterfall' in Gaelic
Welsh↑ Rising
Hill or ridge; associated with the pen (hill)
England
From the hill by the river
Greece
A place of the mountains or hills.
English
A modern variant or creative spelling of Braelynn, which is a combination of 'Brae' (a hill) and 'Lynn' (lake or water)
American
from the hills
American↑ Rising
Highest point, a hill
American
Derived from the masculine name 'Brent', meaning 'hill' or 'mountain'.
American
sword; hill
American↑ Rising
A variant of 'Bree', meaning 'hill' or 'a place of hills' in Irish.
American
A variant of 'Bryn', meaning 'hill'.
American
From the hill; spring hill
American
Army hill
American
A variant of 'Hatton', which means 'from the hill estate'.
American
A modern name likely derived from the English surname meaning 'from the hill'.
American
from the hill by the river
American
Linden tree hill
American
from the grassy land or from the hill of the king

Boy Names Meaning "Hill"

213 boy names with this meaning

#97
American
long hill
#503
Wales
a steep place or hill
#503
English
from the round hill
#506
American
From the hill estate
#522
Scotland
Thunder or rocky hill.
#531
American
rocky hill
#539
England
Broom hill
#542
English
a fortified hill
#556
English
bere (barley) & hyrst (hill) meaning 'hill where barley is grown'
#556
American
from the three hills
#569
English
a variant of Phillip, meaning 'lover of horses'
#570
English
Town by the hillside
#586
English
long hill
#587
English
From the linden tree hill
#627
Scotland
from the thorny hill
#643
Scottish
from the fortress hill
#643
United Kingdom
a surname derived from a place name meaning 'fortification on a hill'
#650
American
son of Hilly
#661
American
land on a hill
#701
USA
From the pointed hill.
#718
India
cool, chilly
#751
Welsh
a place name referring to a 'hilltop'
#772
American
A surname turned first name; possibly meaning 'dweller at the hill'.
#778
Israel
hill
#801
England
thor's hill
#810
American
Spear hill
#814
United Kingdom
A surname derived from a place name meaning 'the dwelling by the hill or the place of the pointed ridge.'
#819
American
from the linden tree hill
#846
English
From the hill
#847
American
Derived from 'Torrey', meaning 'a high rocky hill'
#856
English
From the thorny hill
#870
England
brown hill
#877
American
mountain traveler or hill dweller
#880
American
Derived from Brandon, suggesting a hill with broom or gorse.
#885
Scotland
A person from a hilly or rugged area
#913
American
A man of the hill, a hill dweller
#931
American
from the long hill
#936
American
Dweller by the bone hill
#950
Croatia
a person from a hill
#956
American
Variant of Brandon, meaning 'Broom Hill'.
#956
American
broad hill
#960
English
From the clay hill
#969
England
A gift from the hill
#993
Scotland
the top of a hill
#1009
American
from the hill
#1010
English
From the hilltop meadow
#1015
English
from the hill or the settlement by the hill
#1032
American
sea hill
#1033
United Kingdom
battle hill
#1035
American
Ewe's Hill
#1047
English
From the high hill
#1049
Serbia
from the hill
#1066
American
Brandon: hill covered with broom; James: supplanter
#1070
American
one who lives by a ferny hill
#1073
American
from the hill, a variant of Thaddeus
#1077
United Kingdom
clay hill
#1091
American
A variation of Montre, denoting a mountain or hill
#1095
American
Broom-covered hill
#1122
American
Possibly derived from Old English elements meaning 'from the hill' or 'hill valley'.
#1135
American
From the hill pasture
#1140
France
From the ridge or hill.
#1144
American
From the hillside
#1148
Scotland
Rocky hill
#1151
English
from the hill
#1152
American
broad hill; from the broom-covered hill
#1157
USA
The one who comes from the hills
#1158
American
Brandon: 'Broom hill'; Michael: 'Who is like God?'
#1167
Germanic
Originally a surname meaning 'mountain dweller' or 'who lives on the hill'.
#1185
American
Thunder hill
#1186
United Kingdom
from the small hill or a rocky place.
#1193
English
From the high hill
#1210
American
from the hill
#1227
English
a rocky hilltop
#1232
England
Derived from the Old English elements 'ryġ' meaning 'rye' and 'dun' meaning 'hill'
#1232
American
derived from Tabor, meaning hill
#1237
Greece
Of Achilles; related to the legendary hero of Greek mythology.
#1245
India
Descendant of the Dhillon clan
#1262
United Kingdom
from the rocky hill
#1268
American
One who lives near a hill
#1273
American
from the hill with lilies
#1285
England
from the hill town
#1285
English
Rocky hillside
#1293
American
Variant of Brandon, meaning 'broom hill'
#1310
France
from the place of the three hills
#1325
American
Possibly a form of Melbourne, meaning 'the hill by the river'.
#1344
American
A variant spelling of Brandon, meaning 'hill covered with broom'.
#1357
United Kingdom
From the word 'hoh,' meaning 'hill' or 'mound'.
#1371
American
From the town by the hill.
#1383
United Kingdom
Great hill
#1384
Ireland
hill, mound
#1386
American
Derived from a surname meaning 'hill near a stream'
#1387
United Kingdom
Derived from a place name meaning 'from the town by the hill'.
#1388
American
Derived from an Old Gaelic name meaning 'the crow's hill'.
#1398
United Kingdom
From the royal hill
#1406
Scotland
Rocky hill; craggy place
#1435
English
from the hill by the sea
#1453
England
guardian's hill
#1466
American
Derived from the Old French name 'Richmond', meaning 'strong hill'.
#1473
United Kingdom
Derived from Old English, meaning 'a wooded hill' or 'rise of land covered with brushwood'.
#1493
American
From the barley hill
#1498
UK
From the town on the hill
#1502
English
Broomhill
#1508
American
Derived from Brent, which means 'hill' or 'fortress'.
#1513
American
From the treeless hill
#1514
English
"gravel hill"
#1526
American
town or village near a hill
#1528
American
From the hilltop
#1566
United Kingdom
From the hill
#1568
English
Hollow or dweller by the hill
#1574
English
Dweller by the hill
#1580
American
Tree hill
#1588
English
from the hill
#1607
Ireland
Sturdy, strong, or a round hill.
#1607
American
The name is derived from the name Corey, which may mean 'from the hollow' or 'hill'.
#1615
England
from the hill's keep, protector of the hill
#1641
Germanic
man from the hill
#1646
American
From the spring by the hill
#1654
American
From the hill by the river well
#1655
England
A ridge, a small hill
#1669
England
Derived from the Old French surname meaning 'rocky hill'.

Unisex Names Meaning "Hill"

79 gender-neutral names with this meaning

#158
American↑ Rising
Fortified hill
#219
American
broom hill
#237
American↑ Rising
army hill
#256
American
A modern invented name combining 'Bryn' (hill) and 'lee' (meadow).
#414
Welsh
Hill, mound
#510
American
Lyndol is thought to be a variant of Lindell, which means 'lime tree hill'.
#518
United Kingdom
sea hill
#565
USA
From the Linden tree hill
#571
English
a form of the name Tara; rocky hill
#582
American
From the fern hill
#618
English
from the town on the tip of a hill
#679
Welsh
hill
#696
American
A form of the name 'Macy', meaning 'hill' or 'from the hill'.
#702
American
From the hill
#727
American↑ Rising
From the Dutton family; meaning 'farmstead by the hill'.
#747
American
A variation of Hillary, meaning 'cheerful' or 'happy'.
#810
American
A place name, derived from Old English meaning 'long hill'.
#812
Spanish
Hill
#843
English
From hay valley or hay hill
#898
American
Hill
#912
American
From the blackberry hill
#942
American
A variant of the name Merlyn, meaning 'sea fortress' or 'sea hill'.
#1009
American
Army hill
#1065
Scotland
The place name derived from 'Torr' meaning 'hill'
#1089
American
one who lives near a cliff or hill
#1102
United Kingdom
Hay Hill
#1109
English↑ Rising
from the land of hills
#1125
American
A small hill or ridge.
#1125
United Kingdom
From the Saint's Hill
#1193
American
From the hill
#1201
American
Mountain; one who lives near the hills
#1210
American
stony hill
#1225
American
From the eastern hill
#1280
American
linden tree hill
#1313
Irish
Hill
#1392
USA
from the hill by the grove
#1421
American
broom hill or hill covered with broom
#1435
English
Sea hill or sea margin
#1448
English
hilltop, high place
#1498
American
rocky hill
#1534
Scotland
The hill
#1573
American
Hill
#1598
English
height, hill
#1636
American
a variant of Hayden, meaning 'hay valley' or 'heather-covered hill'.
#1674
English
high (on a hill), edge, border
#1694
American
a form of Bryn, meaning 'hill' or 'mound'
#1713
American
a low area of land between hills or mountains
#1722
American↑ Rising
hill by the river
#1729
American
Woad hill or from the hill near the woad
#1748
English
from the name 'Cory', which means 'hollow' or 'small hill'
#1767
American
rocky hill
#1823
American
from the famous hill
#1855
American
from the town on the hill
#1857
English
From the linden tree hill
#1871
Ireland
Derived from the Welsh name Mervyn, meaning 'sea hill'.
#1896
American
Bailiff's hill
#1972
American
the female version of a name meaning from the willow hill
#2119
American↑ Rising
from the hill
#2248
USA↑ Rising
meadow on a hill
#2908
United Kingdom
From the heath-covered hill
#3152
American
from the hill settlement
#3273
American↑ Rising
A descent from a hill or a row of houses.
#3402
American
From the hill
#3570
American
a modern compound name generally interpreted as 'from the hillside'.
#3627
American↑ Rising
A blend of names, originating from 'Arlo', which means 'fortified hill' and possibly 'from the hare hill'
#3899
American
brother's hill
#4315
American↑ Rising
from the hill of the fort.
#4493
English↑ Rising
Referring to sand hills, a natural feature.
#4726
American
from the hills.
#4942
England
hill settlement
#4986
Norway
little hill
#5094
American↑ Rising
A name derived from the element 'brae', meaning 'hill'.
#5228
American
from the name of a place; derived from the word 'torr' meaning rocky place or hills
#6183
Scottish
From the hills
#6728
American↑ Rising
a variation of Knox, meaning 'round hill'
#7349
Scotland↑ Rising
a hillside or slope
#7818
American
a combination of 'Bry' (meaning 'hill') and '-lin'
#8474
American↑ Rising
from the heather-covered hill
American
From the hill with the hollow

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