Abbots Pond
lake or loch · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This pond is associated with an abbot. 'Abbots' is the possessive form of 'Abbot', from Old English 'abbod' (from Latin 'abbas'). 'Pond' is from Old English 'pynd' or 'pond'.
Word origins
- Abbots
- Old EnglishAttestedOf the abbot(from abbod "abbot", abbas "abbot (Latin)")
- Pond
- Old EnglishPond, pool(from pynd "pond, pool", pond "pond")