Hunterheugh Crags
hill or mountain · Northumberland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to crags associated with a hunter or hunting. 'Hunterheugh' likely means 'hunter's hill' or 'hunter's slope'.
Word origins
- Hunterheugh
- Old EnglishAttestedhunter's hill or slope(from hunta "hunter", hōh "heel, spur of land, slope")
- Crags
- Old EnglishAttestedcrags, rocky outcrops(from crag "crag")