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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")