Green Hill
hill or mountain · Northumberland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This is a descriptive place name. 'Green' refers to the colour of the vegetation on the hill, and 'Hill' is a common topographic term.
Word origins
- Green
- Old EnglishAttestedgreen(from grēne "green")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")