Tenley Hill
hill or mountain · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill associated with a person named 'Tenda' or a place called 'Tendley'. 'Tendley' itself could mean 'Tenda's clearing' or 'clearing by the marsh'.
Word origins
- Tenley
- Old EnglishAttestedTenda's clearing or clearing by the marsh(from Tenda "personal name", -lēah "clearing in a wood")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
Historical forms
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