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Fairmilehead

suburban area · City of Edinburgh

Old EnglishAI-generated

Fairmilehead probably means 'the head or top of the fair boundary' from Old English 'fæger' (fair), 'mǣl' (boundary), and 'hēafod' (head).

Word origins

Fair
Old Englishfair, beautiful(from fæger "fair, beautiful")
mile
Old Englishboundary, landmark(from mǣl "boundary, landmark")
head
Old Englishhead, top(from hēafod "head, top")