Bogside
hamlet · North Lanarkshire
ScotsSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Bogside means 'the side of the bog'. It combines the Scots word 'bog' for marshy ground with 'side', referring to the edge or location.
Word origins
- Bog
- Scotsmarshy ground(from bog "marshy ground")
- side
- Old Englishside, edge(from sīde "side, edge")