Moorgarth
hill or mountain · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely combines the Old English 'mōr' meaning moor or waste land with 'geard' meaning an enclosure or yard. 'Hill' is a topographic descriptor.
Word origins
- Moorgarth
- Old EnglishAttestedenclosure on a moor(from mōr "moor, waste land", geard "enclosure, yard")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")