Ling Hope
valley · East Lothian
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely combines the Old English 'līne' meaning 'flax' or 'linen' with 'hop' meaning 'enclosed valley' or 'dale'. It describes an enclosed valley associated with flax.
Word origins
- Ling
- Old Englishflax, linen(from līne "flax, linen")
- Hope
- Old EnglishAttestedenclosed valley, dale(from hop "enclosed valley, dale")