Whitsome

village · Scottish Borders

Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements

Whitsome likely means 'white homestead' from the Old English 'hwīt' (white) and 'hām' (homestead, village).

Word origins

Whitsome
Old EnglishAttestedwhite homestead(from hwīt "white", hām "homestead, village")

Historical forms

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