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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")