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Huish Hill

hill or mountain · Wiltshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name likely originates from the Old English personal name 'Huicga' or 'Hwicca', combined with 'hōh' meaning a spur of a hill or a heel. It refers to a hill associated with Huicga or the Hwicca people.

Word origins

Huish
Old EnglishHuicga's / Hwicca's(from Huicga "A personal name", Hwicca "A West Saxon people")
Hill
Old EnglishHill(from hyll "Hill")