Dragon's Hill
hill or mountain · Dorset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name combines the Old English 'draca' (dragon) with 'hyll' (hill). It likely refers to a hill associated with dragon legends or a dragon-like shape.
Word origins
- Dragon's
- Old EnglishAttestedof the dragon(from draca "dragon", -es "genitive suffix")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")