Brown Pike
hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness · 682m
Birkett
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Brown Pike refers to a brown-coloured peak or mountain. 'Pike' is an Old English word for a mountain peak, often sharp or pointed.
Word origins
- Brown
- Old EnglishAttestedbrown(from brūn "brown")
- Pike
- Old EnglishAttestedpeak, mountain(from pīc "peak, point")