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Widow Hill

hill or mountain · Lancashire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely combines the Old English word 'wīf' meaning 'woman' or 'wife', with 'dēor' meaning 'animal' or 'wild beast', and 'hyll' meaning 'hill'. It could refer to a hill where wild animals were found, or possibly a hill associated with a woman.

Word origins

Widow
Old Englishwoman, wife(from wīf "woman, wife")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")