Bishop's Hill
hill or mountain · Hampshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a hill belonging to or associated with a bishop. The possessive 's' indicates ownership or a strong association.
Word origins
- Bishop's
- Old EnglishAttestedOf the bishop(from biscop "bishop", -es "genitive singular marker")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedHill(from hyll "hill")