Birchill
hamlet · Devon
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Birchill means 'the birch-covered hill'. It refers to a settlement located on a hill where birch trees are prevalent.
Word origins
- Birch
- Old EnglishAttestedbirch tree(from birce "birch tree")
- hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
Historical forms
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