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Millness

hamlet · Westmorland and Furness

Old EnglishAI-generated

Millness probably means 'the point or promontory by the mill'. It combines Old English terms for mill and a geographical feature like a nose or headland.

Word origins

Mill
Old Englishmill(from mylen "mill")
ness
Old Englishpoint, promontory, headland(from næs "nose, headland")