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Green How

hill or mountain · Cumberland

Old NorseAI-generated

This name likely refers to a hill that is green or perhaps a hill associated with a 'green' place. It combines the Old Norse 'grænn' (green) with 'haugr' (hill, mound).

Word origins

Green
Old Norsegreen(from grænn "green")
How
Old Norsehill, mound(from haugr "hill, mound")

Historical forms

Grenehaw