Hardwick Hill
hill or mountain · Lincolnshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill with a hard or difficult surface, possibly near a farmstead or settlement. 'Hard' describes the terrain, and 'wic' means a dwelling or farmstead.
Word origins
- Hard
- Old EnglishAttestedhard(from heard "hard")
- wick
- Old EnglishAttesteddwelling, farmstead(from wīc "dwelling, farmstead, village")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")