Farthinghoe
village · West Northamptonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Farthinghoe means 'the hill frequented by four people or four households'. It combines 'fērthing' (a quarter of a hide of land, or four households) with 'hōh' (a spur of land or hill).
Word origins
- Farthing
- Old Englisha quarter of a hide of land, or four households(from fēorðing "a quarter")
- hoe
- Old EnglishAttestedhill spur(from hōh "heel, spur of land")
Historical forms
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