Great Stony Hill
hill or mountain · Durham · 708m
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Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name describes a large hill characterized by stones. 'Great' indicates size, 'stony' refers to the presence of stones, and 'hill' is a straightforward topographic term.
Word origins
- Great
- Old Englishlarge
- Stony
- Old EnglishAttestedfull of stones(from stān "stone")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")