Wierston
settlement · Dumfries and Galloway
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name likely means 'Wigheard's farmstead'. Wigheard is an Old English personal name, and '-ton' means settlement or farmstead.
Word origins
- Wigheard
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Wigheard "personal name")
- tūn
- Old Englishsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "settlement, farmstead")
Historical forms
Wigheardestun · Wierston