Keckwick Hill
hill or mountain · Halton
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Keckwick Hill likely derives from the Old English 'cēac' meaning 'jaw' or 'chisel', possibly referring to a sharp or jagged hill shape, combined with 'wīc' meaning 'dwelling' or 'settlement', and 'hyll' meaning 'hill'. It could mean 'hill near the settlement with the sharp feature'.
Word origins
- Keckwick
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement with a sharp feature(from cēac "jaw, chisel", wīc "dwelling, settlement")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")