Sweet Hill
hill or mountain · Northumberland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely derives from the Old English word 'swēte', meaning 'sweet' or 'pleasant'. It describes a hill that was considered attractive or agreeable.
Word origins
- Sweet
- Old EnglishAttestedpleasant, agreeable(from swēte "sweet, pleasant")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")