Ton Hill
hill or mountain · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Ton Hill is a descriptive name referring to a hill. 'Ton' is likely a variant of 'town' or 'tun', meaning an enclosure or settlement, but in this context, it might also refer to a specific feature or location.
Word origins
- Ton
- Old EnglishAttestedenclosure, settlement, or possibly a specific location feature(from tun "enclosure, farmstead, village")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")