English Explanatory Dictionary

hillier

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. comparative form of hilly: more hilly
name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a tiler.
  2. A community in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A northern suburb of Adelaide in the Town of Gawler, South Australia.

Word forms

hillier

Etymology

* As an English occupational surname for a roofer, from the noun hellier (“one who heles, thatches”). * As a French surname, from the personal name Hillier, vernacular form of Hilaire.

Related words

Hillyer
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