Hamerton Hill
hill or mountain · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Hamerton Hill likely derives from Old English 'hām' meaning 'home' or 'hēam' meaning 'high', combined with 'tūn' meaning 'settlement'. It refers to a settlement on high ground or a high settlement.
Word origins
- Hamer
- Old EnglishAttestedhome or high(from hām "home", hēam "high")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement(from tūn "settlement")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")