Pinehurst
suburban area · Swindon
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Pinehurst likely originates from 'pin', meaning pine tree, and 'hyrst', denoting a wooded hill or copse. The name describes a place with pine trees on a small hill.
Word origins
- Pine
- Old Englishpine tree(from pīn "pine tree")
- Hurst
- Old EnglishAttestedwooded hill(from hyrst "wooded hill, copse")