Luggate Burn
hamlet · East Lothian
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Luggate Burn is a name of mixed origin, likely meaning 'the burn with the lug' or 'the burn near the hill'. The first element is uncertain, but 'burn' refers to a stream.
Word origins
- Luggate
- Old Englishuncertain, possibly 'lug' (hill/slope) or related to a personal name(from logan "hill, slope")
- Burn
- Old EnglishAttestedstream(from burna "stream")