Deddington Hill
hill or mountain · Warwickshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Deddington Hill likely combines the Old English personal name 'Dæda' with 'ingtūn' (settlement or farmstead), referring to Dæda's settlement. 'Hill' is a topographic term.
Word origins
- Deddington
- Old EnglishAttestedDæda's settlement(from Dæda "personal name", ingtūn "settlement, farmstead")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")