Chilcombe Hill
hill or mountain · Dorset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a hill in a valley or hollow, combining the Old English 'ċil' (valley, hollow) and 'hyll' (hill).
Word origins
- Chilcombe
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley or hollow(from ċil "valley, hollow", cumb "valley")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")