Orwell Hill
hill or mountain · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Orwell Hill may derive from Old English 'ora' (shore, bank) and 'wella' (well, spring), suggesting a hill near a spring or water source by a shore. Alternatively, it could be named after a person.
Word origins
- Orwell
- Old EnglishAttestedshore spring or personal name(from ora "shore, bank", wella "well, spring")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")