Galloping Hill
hill or mountain · Darlington
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill associated with a 'galley', possibly a ship or a type of boat. It could indicate a place where ships were kept or built, or a hill with a shape resembling a galley.
Word origins
- Galloping
- Old Englishrunning(from ghelpan "to help")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")