Briery Hill
suburban area · Blaenau Gwent - Blaenau Gwent
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Briery Hill is an Old English name describing a hill covered in briars or brambles. It refers to a topographical feature characterized by thorny bushes.
Word origins
- Brerig
- Old Englishbriar, bramble(from brerig "briar, bramble")
- Hyll
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")