Saxley Hill
hill or mountain · Surrey
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Saxley Hill may derive from an Old English personal name 'Saxla' or 'Saxle', meaning 'Saxo's clearing' or 'Saxo's wood', referring to a hill in such a place.
Word origins
- Saxley
- Old EnglishAttestedSaxo's clearing/wood(from Saxo "personal name", lēah "clearing, wood")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")