Sheriffside Cleugh
valley · East Lothian
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely combines the Old English 'scirgerefa' meaning 'sheriff' with 'side' meaning 'slope' or 'side', and 'cloh' meaning 'ravine' or 'valley'.
Word origins
- Sheriffside
- Old Englishside of the sheriff's land(from scirgerefa "shire-reeve, sheriff", side "slope, side")
- Cleugh
- Old EnglishAttestedravine, valley(from cloh "ravine, valley")