Back Tor
hill or mountain · Derbyshire/Sheffield · 538m
Ethels
Old NorseAI-generated
This name combines 'back', possibly referring to a secondary or rearward position, with 'tor', an Old Norse word for a rocky peak.
Word origins
- Back
- Old Norserear, secondary(from bakki "bank, ridge")
- Tor
- Old Norserocky peak(from thorr "rocky peak")
Historical forms
Backtor