Boylestone
suburban area · East Renfrewshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name Boylestone likely means 'Bofa's stone' or 'Bofa's settlement'. It is composed of a personal name and the Old English word 'stan' meaning stone, or 'tun' meaning settlement or farmstead.
Word origins
- Boyles
- Old EnglishBofa's(from Bofa "a personal name")
- stone
- Old Englishstone
Historical forms
Boileston (1086)