Erskine
town · Renfrewshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Erskine is thought to be named from Old English 'ersc' meaning 'ploughed land' or 'fallow field' and 'ing' meaning 'people of'. It refers to the people living on ploughed land.
Word origins
- ersc
- Old EnglishAttestedploughed land, fallow field(from ersc "ploughed land, fallow field")
- ing
- Old Englishpeople of(from ing "people of")
Historical forms
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