Bankhead
hamlet · Aberdeenshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Bankhead is an Old English name referring to the head or top of a bank. 'Bank' denotes the elevated ground, and 'head' signifies its highest point.
Word origins
- Bank
- Old Englishbank, slope(from banc "bank, slope")
- Head
- Old Englishhead, top(from hēafod "head, top")