Newhouse
settlement · North Lanarkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a 'new house'. It likely denotes a newly built dwelling or a prominent new building in the landscape.
Word origins
- New
- Old Englishnew(from nēowe "new")
- house
- Old EnglishAttestedhouse(from hūs "house, dwelling")