Birling
suburban area · Northumberland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely derives from the Old English 'birce' (birch tree) and '-ingas' (people of) or '-ing' (place associated with). It could mean 'place of the birch trees' or 'people living among the birch trees'.
Word origins
- Birl
- Old EnglishAttestedbirch(from birce "birch tree")
- ing
- Old EnglishAttestedplace of, people of(from -ingas "people of", -ing "place associated with")