Stoneybank
suburban area · East Lothian
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Stoneybank likely describes a bank or slope covered in stones. It combines the Old English adjective 'stanig' (stony) with 'banc' (bank, slope).
Word origins
- Stoney
- Old EnglishAttestedstony(from stanig "stony")
- bank
- Old Englishbank, slope(from banc "bank, slope")