Shawhead
suburban area · North Lanarkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Shawhead likely refers to the head or upper part of a small wood ('sceaga'). It indicates the beginning or source of a wooded area.
Word origins
- Shaw
- Old EnglishAttestedSmall wood, copse(from sceaga "small wood, copse")
- head
- Old EnglishAttestedHead, top, source(from hēafod "head, top, source")