Helm.
The wind that blows westward from the Pennine fells over Cumbria and is often accompanied by a line of clouds on top of the hills called the Helm Bar; it is the only named wind in the British Isles.
Meaning & usage
The wind that blows westward from the Pennine fells over Cumbria and is often accompanied by a line of clouds on top of the hills called the Helm Bar; it is the only named wind in the British Isles.
Where this word comes from
Perhaps so called from the 'helm' or cap of clouds that forms above Cross Fell (known as the Helm Bar) and can predict and accompany a Helm.
A surname.
A placename, from the surname: An unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, United States.
A placename, from the surname: An unincorporated community in Russell County, Kentucky, United States.
A placename, from the surname: An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Missouri, United States.
Where this word comes from
Two main origins: * An English topographic surname for someone who lived by or worked at a temporary shelter for animals, from Middle English helm (“a helmet; a protection”). * Borrowed from German Helm (“a helmet”), metonymic occupational surname for a maker of helmets.
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