Mountain Hare
suburban area · Merthyr Tudful - Merthyr Tydfil
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Mountain Hare is a descriptive modern coinage, likely named for the presence of mountain hares in the area. 'Mountain' refers to an elevated place, and 'Hare' is the animal.
Word origins
- Mountain
- Old Englishlarge hill(from munt "hill")
- Hare
- Old EnglishAttestedanimal(from hara "hare")