Even Pits

hamlet · County of Herefordshire

Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements

Even Pits is an Old English name likely referring to 'pits' that were 'even' or level. This could describe a feature of the landscape or agricultural land.

Word origins

even
Old EnglishAttestedlevel, flat(from efen "level, flat")
pits
Old EnglishAttestedholes, depressions(from pytt "pit, hole")

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