Whitwell Hill
hill or mountain · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This hill name likely derives from the Old English word 'hwīt' meaning 'white' and 'well' meaning 'spring' or 'stream'. It refers to a hill with a white spring or stream.
Word origins
- Whit
- Old EnglishAttestedwhite(from hwīt "white")
- well
- Old EnglishAttestedspring, stream(from wella "spring, stream")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")