Tup Hill
hill or mountain · East Riding of Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely derives from the Old English word 'tūp', meaning a tup or ram. It suggests a hill where rams were kept or a hill with a shape resembling a ram. The 'Hill' element is redundant.
Word origins
- Tup
- Old EnglishAttestedram(from tūp "ram")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")