Little Collishaw Hill
hill or mountain · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name 'Little Collishaw Hill' refers to a small hill. 'Collishaw' likely derives from a personal name, possibly 'Cole', combined with Old English 'shaw' meaning 'wood' or 'thicket'.
Word origins
- Little
- Old EnglishAttestedsmall(from lȳtel "small")
- Collishaw
- Old EnglishAttestedCole's wood(from Cole "personal name", sceaga "wood, thicket")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")