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Braehead

suburban area · South Ayrshire

GaelicAI-generated

Braehead is a Scottish Gaelic name meaning 'top of the hill' or 'head of the slope'. It describes a settlement situated at the upper end of a hillside.

Word origins

Brae
Gaelichillside, slope(from bràigh "upper part, height, slope")
head
Old Englishhead, top(from hēafod "head")