Howson Ridge
hill or mountain · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Howson Ridge likely combines an Old English personal name, possibly 'Hūfa', with 'hōh' meaning a spur of land or heel, and 'dun' meaning hill. It refers to a hill on a spur of land associated with Hūfa.
Word origins
- Howson
- Old EnglishPossibly from a personal name Hūfa, combined with hōh (spur of land)(from Hūfa "personal name", hōh "spur of land, heel")
- Ridge
- Old Englishhill(from dun "hill")