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Benville

hamlet · Dorset

Old EnglishAI-generated

Benville likely means 'Bynna's or Beonna's hill'. It combines a personal name with the Old English word 'hyll', meaning hill.

Word origins

Ben
Old EnglishBynna's or Beonna's(from Bynna/Beonna "personal name")
ville
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")

Historical forms

Benville