Birkenshaw
suburban area · South Lanarkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name combines the Old English 'birce' (birch tree) with 'sceaga' (woodland or copse). It refers to a birch wood or copse.
Word origins
- Birken
- Old EnglishAttestedbirch(from birce "birch tree")
- shaw
- Old EnglishAttestedwoodland, copse(from sceaga "woodland, copse")