Borrowstoun Mains
suburban area · Falkirk
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Borrowstoun Mains likely refers to the principal farm or mains associated with Borrowstoun. Borrowstoun itself is thought to mean 'settlement near a fortified place' from Old English 'burh' and 'tun'.
Word origins
- burh
- Old Englishfortified place, town
- tun
- Old Englishsettlement, farmstead
- mains
- Scotsprincipal farm
Historical forms
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