Minchin Hill
hill or mountain · Hampshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Minchin Hill likely refers to a hill associated with a 'minchen' (an Old English term for a nun or a religious woman).
Word origins
- Minchin
- Old EnglishAttestedNun or religious woman(from mynecen "nun")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedHill(from hyll "hill")