Stoneyhill Steading
settlement · East Lothian
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Stonyhill Steading refers to a farmstead located on a stony hill. It combines 'stony' with 'hill' and 'steading' (a farmstead).
Word origins
- Stony
- Old EnglishAttestedstony(from stān "stone")
- hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")
- Steading
- Scotsfarmstead(from sted "place, farm")