Park Mains
suburban area · Renfrewshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a farm or dwelling associated with a park, possibly a principal or main farm. 'Park' denotes an enclosed area, and 'Mains' likely refers to a main farm or estate.
Word origins
- Park
- Old Englishenclosed area, garden, hunting ground(from parruc "enclosed space")
- Mains
- Old Englishmain farm, estate(from maen "main", nes "headland, promontory")