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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)