Monktonhall
suburban area · East Lothian
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Monktonhall likely refers to a hall or manor associated with a monk's settlement. It combines the Old English 'manc' (monk), 'tun' (settlement), and 'hal' (hall or manor).
Word origins
- Monk
- Old Englishmonk(from manc "monk")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tun "settlement, farmstead")
- hall
- Old Englishhall, manor(from hal "hall, manor")