Callands Dene
valley · Scottish Borders
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Callands Dene likely derives from Old English 'calu' (bare, bald) and 'land' (land), with 'denu' meaning valley. It describes a bare or exposed valley.
Word origins
- Callands
- Old EnglishAttestedbare land(from calu "bare, bald", land "land")
- Dene
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from denu "valley")