Hart Side
hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness · 756m
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Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Hart Side likely refers to a hillside or slope frequented by stags. It combines a reference to the animal with a topographical term.
Word origins
- Hart
- Old EnglishAttestedstag(from heorot "stag")
- Side
- Old Englishslope, hillside(from sīd "slope, side")