Reddown Hill
hill or mountain · Swindon
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Reddown Hill likely describes a hill located on or characterized by a reddish down or open, hilly area. 'Red' refers to the colour, 'down' to open, often treeless, high ground, and 'hill' to the landform.
Word origins
- Red
- Old EnglishAttestedred(from rēad "red")
- Down
- Old Englishdown, open high ground(from dūn "hill, high ground")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")