Warriston
hamlet · City of Edinburgh
PictishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name is likely of Pictish origin, possibly meaning 'the farmstead of War'. The 'Pit-' prefix is characteristic of Pictish place names.
Word origins
- Pit
- Pictishfarmstead, estate(from pett "farmstead, estate")
- War
- PictishA personal name or possibly a topographical feature