Addlebrough
hill or mountain · North Yorkshire · 479m
Old NorseAI-generated
Addlebrough is likely a hybrid name meaning 'the hill or mound associated with Addle'. It combines the Old Norse 'brekka' (slope, hill) or 'burh' (fortified place, mound) with a personal name or Old English 'ædel' (noble).
Word origins
- Addle
- Unknownpersonal name or Old English 'ædel' (noble)
- brough
- Old Norsehill, mound, fortified place(from brekka "slope, hill", burh "fortified place, mound")