Pentland

The story

1. Cumbric · derived from*lann“enclosure”
2. Cumbric · derived from*penn“head, summit, top”
3. Cumbric · derived from*pant“hollow”
4. Middle English · derived frompent“confined, enclosed”
5. English todayPentland

Scottish habitational surname from a minor place near Edinburgh, perhaps from Middle English pent (“confined, enclosed”) + land (“land”). Another possibility is Cumbric *pant (“hollow”) or Cumbric *penn (“head, summit, top”) + Cumbric *lann (“enclosure”).

Words from the same roots