Pinkie Braes
suburban area · East Lothian
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Pinkie Braes combines 'Pinkie', possibly from 'pīncg' (small, pointed), with 'braes', a Scots word for slopes or hillsides. It describes small, sloping hills.
Word origins
- Pinkie
- Old Englishsmall, pointed(from pīncg "small, pointed thing")
- Braes
- Scotsslopes(from bræ "slope, hillside")