Hunstay Hill
hill or mountain · County of Herefordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill associated with a person named Hun or a place called Hun's land. 'Stay' could refer to a place of residence or a boundary.
Word origins
- Hunstay
- Old EnglishAttestedPossibly 'Hun's place' or 'Hun's boundary'(from Hun "personal name", stede "place", stæð "riverbank, shore, boundary")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedHill(from hyll "hill")