Stenhousemuir
settlement · Falkirk
ScotsSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name combines Scots 'sten' (stone) with 'house' and 'muir' (moorland). It likely refers to a stone house on the moor.
Word origins
- Sten
- ScotsAttestedstone(from stān "stone")
- house
- Old EnglishAttestedhouse(from hūs "house")
- muir
- Scotsmoorland(from mōr "moorland")