Blanchiebrough
cliff or slope · Orkney Islands
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name may derive from Old English 'blæc' meaning black and 'æsc' meaning ash tree, possibly referring to a black ash tree or a place associated with one. 'Brough' indicates a fortified place or settlement.
Word origins
- Blanchie
- Old Englishblack ash(from blæc "black", æsc "ash tree")
- brough
- Old Englishfortified place, settlement(from burh "fortified place, town")