Kettle Hill
hill or mountain · Norfolk
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Kettle Hill likely refers to a hill with a kettle-shaped depression or a place where kettles were made or used. The term 'kettle' in this context can refer to a hollow or a pot-like shape.
Word origins
- Kettle
- Old EnglishAttestedhollow, pot-shaped depression(from cetel "kettle, pot, hollow")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")