Skimpedhill
suburban area · Bracknell Forest
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Skimpedhill likely derives from Old English, possibly meaning 'hill where skimmed milk was sold' or 'hill on the edge of the skimmed land'.
Word origins
- Skim
- Old Englishskimmed(from scimman "to skim")
- ped
- Old Englishfoot, base(from pæth "path, foot")
- hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")