White Hill
hill or mountain · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This is a descriptive name referring to a hill with a pale or white appearance. It is composed of the Old English adjective 'hwit' meaning white and the noun 'hyll' meaning hill.
Word origins
- White
- Old EnglishAttestedwhite(from hwit "white")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")