Primrose Hill
suburban area
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Primrose Hill is likely an Old English name referring to a hill where primroses grew. It combines the flower name with a topographical term.
Word origins
- Primrose
- Old EnglishAttestedprimrose flower(from prím-rōse "primrose")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")