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Pilsdon

hamlet · Dorset

Old EnglishAI-generated

Pilsdon is likely an Old English name meaning 'Pīla's hill' or 'hill by the pool'. It refers to a hill associated with a person named Pīla or a pool.

Word origins

Pil
Old EnglishPersonal name Pīla or pool/marsh.(from Pīla "personal name", pōl "pool, marsh")
don
Old EnglishHill.(from dūn "hill")