The story
- Old English · inherited fromhæþ“heath”
- Middle English · derived fromHaddedune
- English todayHaddon
# For the place in Cambridgeshire: 'Hædda's Hill', from Middle English Haddedune, from Old English personal name Headda + dūn (“hill”). # For all other places in England (including derivative compounds): 'Heath Hill', from Old English hæþ (“heath”) + dūn (“hill”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.