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Hawk Rigg

hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness · 441m

Birkett
Old NorseAI-generated

Hawk Rigg likely combines the Old Norse 'hauk' meaning hawk with 'hryggr' meaning ridge. It describes a ridge frequented by hawks or named after them.

Word origins

Hawk
Old NorseHawk(from h hauk "Hawk")
Rigg
Old NorseRidge(from h hryggr "Ridge")