Willersey Hill
hill or mountain · Gloucestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill associated with a settlement called 'Willersey'. It combines the Old English personal name 'Wifel' or 'Willeg' with 'eg' (island or dry ground in marsh) and 'hyll' (hill).
Word origins
- Willersey
- Old EnglishAttestedWifel's or Willeg's island/dry ground(from Wifel/Willeg "personal name", eg "island, dry ground in marsh")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")