Whitefarland
hamlet · North Ayrshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
This hamlet's name combines the Old English words 'hwīt' (white) and 'færðing' (a quarter of a hide of land, or possibly a ford). It might refer to a white quarter of land or a white ford.
Word origins
- White
- Old Englishwhite(from hwīt "white")
- Farland
- Old Englishquarter of a hide of land, ford (uncertain)(from færðing "quarter of a hide of land, ford (uncertain)")