Woodville Terrace
settlement · City of Edinburgh
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a terrace or street located near woods. It combines 'wudu' (wood) with 'tūn' (enclosure, settlement, farmstead) and 'tred' (a path or way).
Word origins
- Wood
- Old EnglishAttestedwood, forest(from wudu "wood, forest")
- ville
- Norman Frenchtown, settlement(from ville "town, settlement")
- terrace
- Unknowna row of houses