Delf Hill
hill or mountain
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This hill name likely derives from the Old English word 'delf', meaning a quarry or pit. It refers to a hill that may have been quarried or had a pit on it.
Word origins
- Delf
- Old EnglishAttestedquarry, pit(from delf "digging, quarry")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")