Bracken Hill
hill or mountain · Darlington
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Bracken Hill is named from the Old English word 'bracen', meaning bracken or fern. It refers to a hill where bracken grows abundantly.
Word origins
- Bracken
- Old EnglishBracken, fern(from bracen "bracken, fern")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedHill(from hyll "hill")