Following is a list of placenames of Scottish origin which have subsequently been applied to parts of the United States by
Scottish emigrants or explorers.
There are some common suffixes.
Brae in Scottish means "hillside" or "river-bank".
Burgh, alternatively spelled Burg, means "city" or "town". There are some other names based on
Scottish names for natural features.
^"Glenwood". Belly Ballot. Retrieved 14 July 2015. Glenwood is a Scottish name, derived from the ancient Celtic words "glyn", which means 'valley', and "wode" which means 'wood'.
^From Settlement to Suburb: The History of Edina, Minnesota by Paul Hesterman, Published by the Edina Historical Society, 1988
Following is a list of placenames of Scottish origin which have subsequently been applied to parts of the United States by
Scottish emigrants or explorers.
There are some common suffixes.
Brae in Scottish means "hillside" or "river-bank".
Burgh, alternatively spelled Burg, means "city" or "town". There are some other names based on
Scottish names for natural features.
^"Glenwood". Belly Ballot. Retrieved 14 July 2015. Glenwood is a Scottish name, derived from the ancient Celtic words "glyn", which means 'valley', and "wode" which means 'wood'.
^From Settlement to Suburb: The History of Edina, Minnesota by Paul Hesterman, Published by the Edina Historical Society, 1988