Etymology

Ampthill

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Today it means: A town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0337). Full definition →

Old English ǣmethyll
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromǣmethyll“anthill”
  2. English todayAmpthill

Mentioned as Ammetelle in the Domesday Book, this placename derives from Old English ǣmethyll (“anthill”), probably because this site was once infested by ants.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishǣmethyll all →

anthill

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