Ferryhill

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/ˈfɛɹiˌhɪl//ˈfɛɹɪˌhɪl/

proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2932).

OriginMiddle English Ferye on the Hill ← Anglian Old English fergen ← Proto-West Germanic *fergunī →
UncommonScrabble 18
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2932).
  2. An inner city area in Aberdeen council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ9305).

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*fergunją
  2. Proto-West Germanic*fergunī
  3. Anglian Old Englishfergen“wooded mountain”
  4. Middle EnglishFerye on the Hill
  5. EnglishFerryhill

Inherited from Middle English Ferye on the Hill, for earlier Ferie, Feregenne (perhaps to distinguish it from Ferrybridge), from Anglian Old English fergen (“wooded mountain”), from Proto-West Germanic *fergunī, from Proto-Germanic *fergunją. For the phonological development, compare eerie and dialectal swally (“to swallow”).

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

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

Chicago

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

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