Portsdown Hill East
hill or mountain · City of Portsmouth
Old EnglishAI-generated
Portsdown Hill East is an Old English name. 'Portes dune' means 'hill of the port' or 'hill belonging to the port'. It refers to a hill near a harbour or trading point.
Word origins
- Portsdown
- Old EnglishHill of the port(from port "harbour, port", dūn "hill, down")
- East
- Old Englisheast(from ēast "east")
- Hill
- Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")