Guiseley Hill
hill or mountain · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Guiseley Hill likely combines an Old English personal name, 'Gysla', with 'leah' meaning 'clearing' or 'woodland', and 'hyll' for hill. It suggests a hill near a clearing associated with Gysla.
Word origins
- Guiseley
- Old EnglishAttestedpersonal name (Gysla) + clearing(from Gysla "personal name", leah "clearing, woodland")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")