The Red Stone
lake or loch · Scottish Borders
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a body of water associated with a red stone or rock. 'Red' is from Old English 'read', and 'stone' is from 'stan'.
Word origins
- Red
- Old EnglishAttestedred(from read "red")
- Stone
- Old EnglishAttestedstone(from stan "stone")