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Greenwood Law

hill or mountain · Northumberland

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a hill associated with a green wood. 'Grēne' means green, 'wudu' means wood or forest, and 'hlaw' means hill or mound.

Word origins

Green
Old Englishgreen(from grēne "green")
wood
Old Englishwood, forest(from wudu "wood")
Law
Old Englishhill, mound(from hlāw "hill, mound")