Bodner Hill
hill or mountain · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Bodner Hill may derive from Old English 'bōt' (remedy) and 'nære' (narrow) or 'nær' (near), possibly referring to a narrow place or a place near a remedy source. The 'hill' is a later addition.
Word origins
- Bodner
- Old EnglishAttestednarrow place or near remedy (uncertain)(from bōt "remedy, compensation", nære "narrow")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")