White Sheet Hill
hill or mountain · Dorset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This hill is named from its pale appearance. The second element 'hill' is a common topographic term.
Word origins
- White
- Old EnglishAttestedpale, light-coloured(from hwīt "white")
- hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")