Murder Dean
valley · Midlothian
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name is thought to come from the Old English 'morth' meaning 'murder' or 'death', and 'denu' meaning 'valley' or 'dean'. It suggests a place linked to a violent incident or a perilous area.
Word origins
- Murder
- Old Englishmurder, death(from morð "murder")
- dean
- Old Englishvalley(from denu "valley")