Fulhope Edge
hill or mountain · Northumberland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Fulhope Edge likely means 'foul valley' or 'valley of the foul stream', from Old English 'fūl' (foul) and 'hop' (valley, enclosed land). 'Edge' refers to the ridge or slope.
Word origins
- Ful
- Old EnglishAttestedfoul(from fūl "foul")
- hope
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley, enclosed land(from hop "valley, enclosed land")
- Edge
- Old EnglishAttestedridge, slope(from ecg "edge, ridge")