Red Cross Hill
hill or mountain · Devon
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill marked by a red cross, possibly a boundary marker or a place of religious significance. 'Red' is Old English for the colour, and 'cross' is a common term for a Christian symbol or intersection.
Word origins
- Red
- Old EnglishAttestedred(from rēad "red")
- Cross
- Old EnglishAttestedcross(from cros "cross")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")