Primrose Hill
hill or mountain · East Riding of Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a hill named after the primrose flower. 'Primrose' is derived from Old English, and 'hill' is a common topographical term.
Word origins
- Primrose
- Old EnglishAttestedprimrose(from prīmrose "primrose")
- hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")