Petit Tor
hill or mountain · Torbay
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name likely combines the Old English word 'pæt' or 'pæÐ' meaning 'pool' or 'pit' with 'tor', a Celtic word for a rocky peak. It describes a rocky hill with a pool or pit feature.
Word origins
- Petit
- Old EnglishPossibly 'pool' or 'pit'(from pæt "pool, pit")
- tor
- Brittonicrocky peak(from tor "rocky peak")