Loanhead
suburban area · Renfrewshire
ScotsSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Loanhead is a Scots name meaning 'head of the loan'. A 'loan' is a common pasture or track, and 'head' refers to the upper end or source.
Word origins
- Loan
- ScotsCommon pasture or track(from lān "loan")
- head
- ScotsAttestedUpper end or source(from hēafod "head")