Mounton Hill
hill or mountain · Sir Benfro - Pembrokeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Mounton Hill is likely a combination of Old English 'mūþ' meaning 'mouth' and 'tūn' meaning 'farmstead' or 'settlement', with 'hill' added later. It could refer to a settlement near a river mouth or valley entrance.
Word origins
- Mounton
- Old EnglishAttestedmouth settlement(from mūþ "mouth", tūn "farmstead, settlement")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")