Comiston
suburban area · City of Edinburgh
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Comiston is likely named after a person called 'Coma' and the Old English 'tun' (settlement). It means 'Coma's settlement'.
Word origins
- Comi
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Coma "personal name")
- ston
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tun "settlement, farmstead")
Historical forms
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