Winterham Hill
hill or mountain · Kent
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name may refer to a hill near a winter stream or a place associated with winter. 'Winter' means winter, and 'ham' can mean a village, homestead, or river-meadow.
Word origins
- Winter
- Old EnglishAttestedwinter(from winter "winter")
- ham
- Old EnglishAttestedvillage, homestead, river-meadow(from hām "village, homestead", hamm "river-meadow")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")