Bankhead
suburban area · Falkirk
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Bankhead is a descriptive name. 'Bank' refers to a slope or river bank, and 'head' indicates the top or upper part of that bank.
Word origins
- Bank
- Old Englishslope, river bank(from banc "slope, river bank")
- Head
- Old EnglishAttestedtop, upper part(from hēafod "top, upper part")