Springholm
village · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name Springholm refers to a homestead or enclosure situated near a spring or stream. It combines the Old English 'spring' with 'holm', meaning island or dry ground in a marsh.
Word origins
- spring
- Old Englishspring, stream(from spring "spring, source of water")
- holm
- Old Norseisland, dry ground in a marsh(from holmr "island, islet, dry ground in a marsh")
Historical forms
Springholm