Etymology

Hildenborough

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5648). Full definition →

Middle English Hildenborough ← Old English hyll
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromhyll“hill”
  2. Middle English · derived fromHyldenn
  3. Middle English · inherited fromHildenborough
  4. English todayHildenborough

From Middle English Hildenborough, from Middle English Hyldenn (from Old English hyll (“hill”) + denn (“pasture”)) + borough (“borough, manor”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhyll all →

hillHiltonRoswellbrillCantrellPendleColeshillHillhouseHilburnSunninghillBrickhillBishop's HullPenhillPinnelhill

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