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Bullby Hill

hill or mountain · Cambridgeshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name combines the Old English 'bull' (bull or bull-calf) with 'by', meaning a farmstead or village. It likely refers to a hill associated with a settlement named Bullby.

Word origins

Bull
Old Englishbull(from bull "bull")
by
Old Norsefarmstead, village(from býr "farmstead, village")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")