Saughton
suburban area · City of Edinburgh
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Saughton likely originates from the Old English 'sætern' meaning a marsh or boggy place, combined with 'tun' meaning a settlement or farmstead. It describes a settlement in a marshy area.
Word origins
- Saught
- Old Englishmarsh, bog(from sætern "marsh, bog")
- on
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement(from tun "settlement, farmstead")
Historical forms
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