Names That Mean Hillside
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- Banks
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"one who lives on the hillside or riverbank"Description:
Banks is a topographical surname that refers not to those places where people keep their money but to riverbanks or hillsides, and specifically the people who live and work on them. A name with two very different connotations then, Banks manages to sound smart, preppy, and upwardly-mobile, with a touch of rugged, outdoorsy charm too.
- Barlow
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"bare hillside"Description:
A friendly sounding surname name reminiscent of the increasingly popular Marlow and Harlow. British musician Gary Barlow is a notable namesake.
- Yamaç
Origin:
Turkish word nameMeaning:
"hillside"Description:
Yamaç is a word name relatively new to the scene in Turkey — it entered the Top 100 in 2018.
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