Brown Hill
hill or mountain · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name describes a hill that is brown in colour. It is a straightforward descriptive name combining the Old English words for 'brown' and 'hill'.
Word origins
- Brown
- Old EnglishAttestedbrown(from brūn "brown")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
Historical forms
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