Novel Houses Hill
hill or mountain · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name likely combines 'novel' or 'new' with 'houses', referring to new dwellings on the hill. 'Hill' is a topographical term.
Word origins
- Novel
- Old EnglishAttestednew(from nīwe "new")
- Houses
- Old EnglishAttestedhouses(from hūs "house")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")