Henfold Hill
hill or mountain · Surrey
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name may derive from Old English 'henn' meaning 'hen' and 'fald' meaning 'fold' or 'enclosure'. It suggests a place where hens were kept in an enclosure, with 'hill' being the topographic element.
Word origins
- Hen
- Old EnglishAttestedhen(from henn "hen")
- fold
- Old EnglishAttestedfold, enclosure(from fald "fold")