Linnford
waterfall · North Ayrshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Linnford is a settlement named from an Old English word for a waterfall or pool, combined with 'ford'. It likely means 'ford by the waterfall'.
Word origins
- Linn
- Old EnglishAttestedwaterfall or pool(from lin "waterfall, pool")
- ford
- Old Englishford(from ford "ford")