Holystone
hamlet · Northumberland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Holystone likely refers to a stone with religious significance, possibly a boundary stone or a marker. It combines the Old English words for holy and stone.
Word origins
- Holy
- Old EnglishAttestedholy, sacred(from hálig "holy, sacred")
- stone
- Old EnglishAttestedstone(from stán "stone")