Wether Hill
hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name likely refers to a hill where wethers (castrated male sheep) were grazed. The second element 'hill' is a straightforward English topographical term.
Word origins
- Wether
- Old Englishwether (castrated ram)(from weðer "wether")
- Hill
- Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")
Historical forms
Wetherhyll