Brocks Hill
hill or mountain · Northumberland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Brocks Hill likely derives from Old English 'brocc' meaning badger and 'hyll' meaning hill. It refers to a hill associated with badgers.
Word origins
- Brocks
- Old EnglishAttestedbadger's(from brocc "badger")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")