Whiteinch
suburban area · Glasgow City
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name likely refers to an island or river-meadow that was white, possibly due to chalk or a light-coloured soil. It combines the Old English 'hwīt' (white) with 'īeg' (island, river-meadow).
Word origins
- White
- Old Englishwhite(from hwīt "white")
- inch
- Old Englishisland, river-meadow(from īeg "island, river-meadow")