Little Chishill
hamlet · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Little Chishill is a small settlement, likely a hamlet or farmstead, named after a chalk hill. The 'Little' prefix distinguishes it from a larger settlement of the same name.
Word origins
- Little
- Old EnglishAttestedsmall(from lȳtel "small")
- Chishill
- Old EnglishAttestedchalk hill(from cēos "chalk", hyll "hill")