Fin Cop
hill or mountain · Derbyshire · 327m
Ethels
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Fin Cop likely combines the Old English 'fynn' meaning 'pig' or 'boar' with 'cop' meaning 'head' or 'peak'. It could refer to a hill shaped like a pig's head or a place where pigs were kept.
Word origins
- Fin
- Old Englishpig, boar(from fynn "pig, boar")
- Cop
- Old Englishhead, peak(from copp "head, top, peak")