Wibben Hill
hill or mountain · Derbyshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name may derive from the Old English 'wīf' meaning 'woman' or 'wife', or possibly 'wynn' meaning 'joy'. The 'en' could be a diminutive suffix. It refers to a hill associated with a woman or joy.
Word origins
- Wibben
- Old EnglishAttestedwoman's, joyful(from wīf "woman", wynn "joy", -en "diminutive suffix")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")