Whilton Hill
hill or mountain · West Northamptonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Whilton Hill likely derives from an Old English personal name, 'Wifel', combined with 'tun' (settlement) and 'hill', indicating a hill near a settlement named after Wifel.
Word origins
- Whilton
- Old EnglishAttestedSettlement of Wifel(from Wifel "personal name", tun "settlement, farmstead")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedHill(from hyll "hill")