Bee Low
hill or mountain · Derbyshire · 413m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Bee Low is likely named after a hill where bees were found or kept. 'Low' is a dialectal term for a hill or mound, derived from Old English 'hlāw'.
Word origins
- Bee
- Old EnglishAttestedbee(from bēo "bee")
- Low
- Old EnglishAttestedhill, mound(from hlāw "hill, mound, burial mound")