Whitegate Hill
hill or mountain · Redcar and Cleveland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name combines 'hwīt' (white) with 'geat' (gate, passage), both Old English. It likely refers to a hill near a white gate or a pass with a white feature.
Word origins
- White
- Old EnglishAttestedwhite(from hwīt "white")
- gate
- Old EnglishAttestedgate, passage(from geat "gate, passage")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")