Cogges Hill
hill or mountain · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Cogges Hill likely refers to a hill associated with a place named Cogges. The name Cogges itself may derive from an Old English personal name and 'æc' meaning oak, or 'ge' meaning pasture.
Word origins
- Cogges
- Old EnglishAttestedPossibly personal name + oak or pasture(from Cogg "personal name", æc "oak", ge "pasture")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedA natural elevation of the earth's surface(from hyll "hill")