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North Boarhunt

village · Hampshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name means 'the northern settlement near the wild boar woods'. It is composed of the directional element 'north' and the Old English word 'hunt' referring to a place where wild boars were hunted.

Word origins

North
Old Englishnorthern(from norþ "north")
Boarhunt
Old Englishwild boar hunting ground(from bār "boar", hunt "hunting")

Historical forms

Norhunte · Northunte