Murieston
suburban area · West Lothian
ScotsSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
Murieston is a Scottish place name meaning 'settlement on the moor'. It combines the Scots word 'muir' (moor) with the Old English suffix '-tun' (settlement).
Word origins
- Muri
- Scotsmoor(from mōr "moorland")
- eston
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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