Bathgate
town · West Lothian
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
Bathgate is believed to derive from Old English, meaning 'Batha's gate' or 'Batha's path'. 'Batha' is a personal name, and 'geat' means gate or path. It refers to a route or entrance associated with Batha.
Word origins
- Bath
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Batha "personal name")
- gate
- Old EnglishAttestedgate, path(from geat "gate, path")
Historical forms
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