Baystones [Wansfell]
hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness · 487m
Wainwright
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Baystones [Wansfell] likely refers to a location with prominent stones, possibly near Wansfell. 'Bay' might relate to a bay or inlet, or a personal name, and 'stones' are rocks. Wansfell itself means 'wolf hill'.
Word origins
- Bay
- Old Norsebay, inlet or personal name(from bágr "bay, inlet")
- stones
- Old Englishstones(from stānas "stones")
- Wan
- Old Norsewolf(from vargr "wolf")
- fell
- Old Norsehill, mountain(from fjall "mountain")