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Hill - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Hill

[ 1 syll. hil(l), hi-ll ] The boy name Hill is also used as a girl name, but the use for boys is much more common. Its pronunciation is HHIHL KEY. Hill is used predominantly in the English language and it is also derived from English origins. Derived literally from the ordinary word 'hill'. The first name originated as a surname of someone living on or near a hill.

Hill is an uncommon baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1905, 0.008% of baby boys were given the name Hill. It ranked at #767 then. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity, and is currently of irregular use. Within all boy names in its group, Hill was nonetheless the most popular in 2008. In the past century Hill has mostly been a boy name.

Baby names that sound like Hill include Haile (Amharic), Hal (English), Hale (English and Hawaiian), Hall (English), Hoyle (English), Lleu (Welsh), Haley (English), Halil, Halley (English), Hau'oli (Hawaiian), Hilal (Arabic), Hilel, Hillel (Hebrew), Holley (English), Holly (English), Howell (Welsh and English), Hywel (Welsh), Hywell (Welsh), Halola (Hawaiian), and Helio (Spanish).

KEY: Pronunciation for Hill: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


 
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