Red Hill
hill or mountain · Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a hill with reddish soil or vegetation. The Old English word 'hæth' means heath or heather, and 'hyll' means hill.
Word origins
- Red
- Old EnglishAttestedred(from rēad "red")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")