Midhopelaw Pike
hill or mountain · Northumberland · 326m
Old EnglishAI-generated
Midhopelaw Pike is a hill name. 'Midhope' likely refers to a middle hope or valley, from Old English 'middel' (middle) and 'hop' (valley, enclosed land). 'Law' is from Old Norse 'lág' (hill, mound), and 'Pike' is from Old Norse 'pík' (peak, pointed hill).
Word origins
- Midhope
- Old Englishmiddle valley/enclosed land(from middel "middle", hop "valley, enclosed land")
- Law
- Old Norsehill, mound(from lág "hill, mound")
- Pike
- Old Norsepeak, pointed hill(from pík "peak, pointed hill")
Historical forms
Mydelhop · Midelhope