Hagginton Hill
suburban area · Devon
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Haggington Hill probably combines the Old English personal name 'Haga' or 'Hagga' with 'ing', denoting 'belonging to', and 'tun', meaning settlement. The 'Hill' suffix indicates its location. It means the hill associated with the settlement of Haga or Hagga.
Word origins
- Haggin
- Old EnglishAttestedbelonging to Haga or Hagga(from Haga "personal name", Hagga "personal name", ing "belonging to")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tun "settlement, farmstead")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")