Abbot's Pond
lake or loch · Wiltshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This pond is associated with an abbot. 'Abbot' is from Old English 'abbod' (from Latin 'abbas'). 'Pond' is from Old English 'pynd' or 'pond'.
Word origins
- Abbot
- Old EnglishAttestedAbbot(from abbod "abbot", abbas "abbot (Latin)")
- Pond
- Old EnglishPond, pool(from pynd "pond, pool", pond "pond")