Woodhouse Hill
hill or mountain
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This hill name is composed of two Old English elements. 'Wudu' refers to a wood or forest, and 'hūs' means a house or dwelling. Together, they likely describe a hill associated with a dwelling in or near a wood.
Word origins
- Wood
- Old EnglishAttestedwood, forest(from wudu "wood")
- house
- Old EnglishAttestedhouse, dwelling(from hūs "house")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")