Wymond Hill
hill or mountain · North Northamptonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Wymond Hill is likely an Old English name, possibly derived from a personal name. 'Wymund' was a common Old English personal name, meaning 'protector of the wife'. The hill would be named after this individual.
Word origins
- Wymond
- Old EnglishAttestedwife's protector(from wíf "wife", mund "protection")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")