Wanside Cleugh
valley · East Lothian
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Wanside Cleugh likely combines the Old English 'wan' meaning 'crooked' or 'bent' with 'sīde' meaning 'slope' or 'side'. 'Cleugh' is a dialectal term for a ravine or valley.
Word origins
- Wanside
- Old Englishcrooked slope(from wan "crooked, bent", sīde "slope, side")
- Cleugh
- Old EnglishAttestedravine, valley(from cloh "ravine, gorge")