Colyton Hill
hill or mountain · Devon
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name likely combines the Old English personal name 'Cola' with 'tūn', meaning settlement or farmstead, situated on a hill. 'Hill' specifies the terrain.
Word origins
- Cola
- Old EnglishAttestedA personal name.(from Cola "Personal name")
- tūn
- Old EnglishAttestedFarmstead, settlement.(from tūn "settlement")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedHill.(from hyll "hill")