Head of Muir
suburban area · Falkirk
ScotsSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Head of Muir means 'the highest or most prominent part of the moor'. It combines a descriptive term with a Scottish word for open, uncultivated land.
Word origins
- Head
- Scotstop, highest part(from heid "head")
- Muir
- Scotsmoor, heathland(from mòr "moor")