Bowman Hill

hill or mountain · Nottinghamshire

Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements

This name likely means 'bow man's hill'. It refers to a hill associated with a person who made or used bows.

Word origins

Bowman
Old EnglishAttestedbow man(from boga "bow", man "man")
Hill
Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")

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