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Ferryhill

/ˈfɛɹiˌhɪl/

Ferryhill proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2932).

Proper noun

Ferryhill

  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 of Ferryhill

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”).

Words formed from Ferryhill

Questions about Ferryhill

What does Ferryhill mean?
Ferryhill means a town and civil parish with a town council in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2932).
What part of speech is Ferryhill?
Ferryhill is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ferryhill?
Ferryhill is pronounced /ˈfɛɹiˌhɪl/.

Words near Ferryhill in the dictionary

  1. ferryboating
  2. ferryboatman
  3. ferryboatmen
  4. ferryboats
  5. Ferrybridge
  6. Ferryhill
  7. Ferryhill Station
  8. ferryhouse
  9. ferryhouses
  10. ferrying
  11. ferryings

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