Whiteley Hill
hill or mountain · Hertfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name combines the Old English 'hwīt' (white) and 'lēah' (woodland or clearing). It describes a white clearing or a clearing in white woodland.
Word origins
- White
- Old EnglishAttestedwhite(from hwīt "white")
- ley
- Old EnglishAttestedwoodland, clearing(from lēah "woodland, clearing")
- hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")