Hunterlee Hill
hill or mountain · Northumberland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable3 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name refers to a hill associated with a hunter or hunting. 'Hunterlee' could mean 'hunter's clearing' or 'hunter's pasture'.
Word origins
- Hunterlee
- Old EnglishAttestedhunter's clearing or pasture(from hunta "hunter", lēah "woodland clearing, meadow")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
Historical forms
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