Peterhead
town · Aberdeenshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name means 'Peter's settlement' or 'Peter's enclosure'. It is derived from the personal name Peter and the Old English word 'haugh' meaning a small plain or meadow by a river.
Word origins
- Peter
- Old EnglishPeter(from Peter "Peter")
- head
- Old Englishsettlement, enclosure(from hēafod "head, settlement, enclosure")