Harepit Hill
hill or mountain · Derbyshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill associated with hares. 'Hare' is the Old English word for the animal, and 'pit' could refer to a pit or hollow.
Word origins
- hare
- Old EnglishAttestedhare(from hara "hare")
- pit
- Old EnglishAttestedpit, hollow(from pytt "pit, hollow")
- hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
Historical forms
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