Guildiehaugh
suburban area · West Lothian
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Guildiehaugh is an Old English name combining 'guild' (meaning association) with 'haugh' (meaning a river meadow). It refers to a meadow by a river associated with a guild.
Word origins
- Guildie
- Old EnglishAttestedguild, association(from gild "guild")
- haugh
- Old EnglishAttestedriver meadow(from hōh "heel, spur of land, river meadow")