Great Rock of Timmy's Hill
hill or mountain · Isles of Scilly · 43m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name describes a large rocky hill, possibly named after someone called Timmy. 'Great' denotes size, 'Rock' refers to the geological feature, and 'Hill' indicates the terrain.
Word origins
- Great
- Old Englishlarge, big(from grēat "great, large")
- Rock
- Old Englishrock, stone(from rūc "rock")
- Timmy's
- Old Englishbelonging to Timmy(from Timma "personal name", -es "possessive suffix")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")