Burnside
suburban area · West Lothian
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Burnside likely refers to a settlement located on the side of a stream or brook. The 'burn' element is an Old English word for stream.
Word origins
- Burn
- Old EnglishAttestedstream(from burna "stream")
- Side
- Old Englishside, slope(from sīde "side")