Silver Hill
village · East Sussex
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Silver Hill is an Old English descriptive name referring to a hill that was either silver in appearance or associated with silver. This could be due to its colour, soil, or a historical find.
Word origins
- siluer
- Old EnglishAttestedsilver(from seolfor "silver")
- hyll
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")