Mountfield
village · East Sussex
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name means 'the field on the hill'. It combines the Old English word 'feld' meaning 'field' with 'mōnt', a later borrowing possibly from French, referring to a hill or mound.
Word origins
- Mount
- Old EnglishHill, mound.(from mōnt "hill, mound")
- field
- Old EnglishOpen land, field.(from feld "field, pasture")
Historical forms
Mondefeld