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Yeavering Bell

hill or mountain · Northumberland · 361m

Old EnglishAI-generated

Yeavering Bell likely derives from an Old English personal name, 'Eadgār', combined with 'ing' (people of) and 'ofer' (ridge or slope). It means 'Eadgār's people's ridge', with 'Bell' referring to the shape of the hill.

Word origins

Yeavering
Old EnglishEadgār's people(from Eadgār "personal name", ing "people of")
Bell
Old Englishbell-shaped hill(from belle "bell")