Hill (Hille, Hell, Helle)

The name Hayden derived from the town of Heydon, in the English county of Norfolk. The word signifies the Highdown or plain on a gill (a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon).

Hill is an English place name which derives from the Old English word "hyll" (hill) and would have denoted one who dwelt on or near a hill. Less frequently used forms include Hille, Hell or Helle. Alternatively, the name could have come from a pet name for "Hillary". When the name is of German origin, it is a place name for the man from Heller, from the German heller (light).

• The first Hill ancestor in my direct line. (Great-Great-Grandmother)

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