Dreghorn
suburban area · City of Edinburgh
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Dreghorn likely means 'a place frequented by ducks' or 'a place associated with a person named 'Drega''. It combines 'draca' (dragon, possibly referring to a stream) or 'ancre' (duck) with 'horn' (a projecting piece of land or a nook).
Word origins
- Dreghorn
- Old EnglishAttestedDragon's nook(from draca "dragon, serpent", horn "horn, projecting piece of land")
- Dreghorn
- Old EnglishDuck's nook(from ancre "duck", horn "horn, projecting piece of land")