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Fin Cop

hill or mountain · Derbyshire · 327m

Ethels
Old EnglishAI-generated

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")