Green Hill

hill or mountain · Kent · 161m

Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements

This is a descriptive name referring to a hill covered in grass or vegetation. The name combines the Old English adjective 'grēne' meaning 'green' with the noun 'hyll' meaning 'hill'.

Word origins

Green
Old EnglishAttestedgreen(from grēne "green")
Hill
Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")

Historical forms

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