Cave Hill
hill or mountain · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable3 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill with a cave or caves. 'Cave' refers to a natural underground chamber, and 'hill' denotes the geographical feature.
Word origins
- Cave
- Old Englishcave, natural hollow(from cofa "cave, hollow")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
Historical forms
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