Hampton Hill
hill or mountain · Dorset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Hampton Hill likely refers to a hill near a settlement called Hampton, which means 'homestead farmstead' or 'royal estate farmstead'. The 'hill' element is a later addition.
Word origins
- ham
- Old EnglishAttestedhomestead(from ham "homestead")
- tun
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, settlement(from tun "farmstead, settlement")
- hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")