Wool Knott
hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness · 223m
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely combines the Old English 'wull' (wool) with 'knoll' (a small hill). It refers to a small hill associated with wool, possibly from sheep grazing.
Word origins
- Wool
- Old EnglishAttestedwool(from wull "wool")
- Knott
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from cnoll "hillock, knoll")