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")