Cornhill

C3O1R1N1H4I1L1L1

proper noun

A ward and street in the City of London, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3281).

OriginOld English corn →
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Meanings

proper nounCornhill (countable and uncountable, plural Cornhills)

plural Cornhills

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA ward and street in the City of London, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3281).
    2. countableuncountableA suburb of Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ9107).
    3. countableuncountableA village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ5858).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

    About 25,000 people signed a petition against the move, including Royal Air Force veteran Paul Cornhill, who visits the site in Alrewas, Staffordshire, to remember his stillborn daughter.

    2026 September 3, Sian Filcher, “Arboretum's name change faces veterans' backlash”, in BBC News, retrieved 03 Sep 2026

Origin

  1. Old Englishcorn“corn”
  2. EnglishCornhill

From Old English corn (“corn”) + hyll (“hill”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Cornhill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cornhill

MLA

“Cornhill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cornhill. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cornhill,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cornhill.

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