Chapel Hill
hill or mountain · Highland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name refers to a hill where a chapel was located. 'Chapel' derives from the Old English 'capel', ultimately from Latin 'capella'.
Word origins
- Chapel
- Old Englishchapel(from capel "chapel", capella "chapel (Latin)")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
Historical forms
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