Dry Hill
suburban area · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Dry Hill likely derives from Old English 'drige' meaning 'dry' and 'hyll' meaning 'hill'. It describes a hill that is dry, perhaps due to its aspect or soil.
Word origins
- Dry
- Old Englishdry(from drige "dry")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")