Meikleriggs
suburban area · Renfrewshire
Old NorseSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Meikleriggs is likely a Norse-Gaelic or Old Norse name. 'Meikle' is Scots for 'great', and 'riggs' could refer to strips of land or ridges, possibly from Old Norse 'hryggr'.
Word origins
- Meikle
- ScotsAttestedgreat, large(from micel "great, large")
- riggs
- Old Norseridges, strips of land(from hryggr "ridge")