Mendip Hills

English Etymology from en enm Mendepe, possibly via en xno *Mendepe. The exact origin is uncertain; possibly a hybrid of en cel-bry-pro *mönɨð, (“mountain”) and en ang yppe, (“upland hill” or “hunting upland”), possibly reconstructed as en ang *myned-yppe. Alternatively, a medieval folk form includes en enm Myne-deepes (“mine-deeps”). + en hills. For a further alternative to the above speculative conjectures, please see a remotely possible comparison in the 'discussion' page. Pronunciation mĕn'dĭp hĭlz RP, en /mɛn.dɪp hɪlz/ en ɪlz 2 en LL-Q1860_(eng)-Xavier_hillier-Mendip_Hills.wav UK Proper noun Mendip Hills en A <<geographic area>> consisting of a <<range>> of limestone <<hills>> in <<co/Somerset>>, <<cc/England>>. Synonyms en Mendips Related terms en Mendip local government district en mendipite References Coates, Richard (1986). "Mendip". Nomina. 10: 5–9. Freeman, D. (2021)."Canon and King’s Pyon and Pyon Wood, Herefordshire: Pre-English Hill-Names?." Journal of the English Place-Name Society*, vol. 53, 2021, pp. [page 14]. (relevence due to 'Proto-Brythonic *mönïð* and its possible borrowing into Old English as *myned*'). Available at: Mendip hills National Landscape: