Hog Hill
hill or mountain · Northumberland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name likely refers to a hill associated with hogs or pigs. It could indicate a place where pigs were kept or a hill with a shape resembling a hog.
Word origins
- Hog
- Old EnglishAttestedpig, swine(from hogg "pig")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")