Merchiston
suburban area · Falkirk
ScotsSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Merchiston is likely derived from the Scots name 'Marchiston', meaning 'market town' or 'settlement'. 'March' refers to a border or boundary, and 'ton' means settlement.
Word origins
- Merch
- Scotsmarket, border(from march "market, border")
- iston
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement(from tūn "farmstead, village, settlement")
Historical forms
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