Fernhill Heath
village · Worcestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Fernhill Heath is an Old English descriptive name. 'Fernhill' refers to a hill with ferns, and 'heath' denotes an area of open, uncultivated land. The name describes a heathland on a fern-covered hill.
Word origins
- fearn
- Old EnglishAttestedfern(from fearn "fern")
- hyll
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
- heath
- Old Englishheathland(from hæð "heathland")